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Storm Karian continues to hit several European countries since last Thursday. In Belgium, the authorities continued their warnings to citizens about the speed of the winds, while more than one death was recorded. This came as the number of victims of the storm in Europe rose to 20 people, and the impact of the storm was clearly visible in France, Spain and Portugal with strong winds. Its speed is 130-160 km/h.
In Portugal, a fourth body was found on board a sailboat that capsized due to a storm surge, about 60 kilometers north of Lisbon. At least three of them are Danish citizens, and in addition to the four deaths in Portugal, it left one victim in Spain, nine in Italy, three in France, two in Belgium, one death in the Netherlands and one in Germany.
Kieran left millions in damage across half the continent. Unprecedented winds of up to 140 km/h were recorded in Corsica; The storm left devastation, falling trees, collapsing rivers and flooding streets.
Balkan countries were affected, such as Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, and Slovenia, where trees were uprooted and roofs destroyed. According to what Al-Youm website reported to Asabaa News in Cairo this morning.
A new storm called Domingos has hit southwestern Europe since Saturday afternoon, and the most affected countries are France, Spain and Portugal.
Last Thursday morning, Belgians woke up to warnings in red in some areas and in yellow in others, fearing the repercussions of Storm Karianne, which began on Wednesday evening in the neighboring country, France. The wind speed in some areas reached nearly 200 kilometers per hour, and electricity was cut off for a million and a quarter million. A house in French areas, as well as the severe damage it caused
The media in Brussels paid attention to following the storm and its effects in Belgium and France, and some of them gave advice on the need for citizens to stay at home and avoid the storm.
The media published pictures showing the extent of the damage to the roads caused to cars and homes as a result of trees falling on the roads and inside the cities.
  It also published a picture of a large truck that fell on the side of the N8 road between the towns of Fiorne and Al-Fringem. A tree also fell on two cars and the facades of some houses in the Belgian town of Ypres. Train traffic was also disrupted in some cities, and the storm caused delays in train traffic in others.