Winter storm Eleanor disrupts transportation in Europe, leaves houses without power
IANS
Heavy winds led the airports in Strasbourg and Basel-Mulhouse on France's border with Germany and Switzerland to close before they were reopened shortly after midday. (Photo | AP)The storm is now heading for the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, where meteorologists are warning of violent gusts that could reach 200 kilometres per hour. (Photo | AP)The Eiffel Tower, which attracts six million visitors a year, was closed until at least Wednesday afternoon, while worries about falling tree branches prompted Paris officials to close all city parks for the day. (Photo | AFP)About 200,000 homes across northern France were without electricity, while 'particularly intense' flooding was expected on the Atlantic coasts. (Photo | AP)Children stand on the seafront as a wave crashes over the sea wall in Aberystwyth in west Wales as Storm Eleanor lashed Britain with violent storm-force winds of up to 100mph, leaving thousands of homes without power and hitting transport links on Wednesday. (Photo | AP)
