- Several schools in the affected regions will remain closed on Friday.
- Europe was hit by depression Goretti with strong winds and snowfall.
- The low pressure should recede by Monday, they consider the situation exceptional.
Europe has been hit by deep depression Goretti, which is already causing strong winds and snow and will also bring freezing temperatures. Adverse weather affected the south-west of England and Wales on Thursday, and its effects were also reported in France on Friday night. In the coming days, meteorologists expect the depression to spread to other parts of the continent, including Germany. TASR informs about it according to the reports of the AFP and AP agencies and the BBC station.
The British Meteorological Office issued the highest level of warning for the south-west of England on Thursday, in which warned of strong winds with a speed of up to 160 kilometers per hour. He also urged people to avoid coastal areas where large tidal waves may form. In Wales and the island of Jersey, they have already announced power outages, the BBC reports.
The agency also issued an orange warning for heavy snow for Wales and central and northern England. A depression should pass through central England, where up to 30 centimeters of snow is expected to fall within a few hours. Britain’s National Rail has also urged people to avoid travel unless absolutely necessary.
Goretti is expected to leave the British coast on Friday and then hit other parts of north-west Europe. In the northern part of the French department of Manche, the wind is expected to reach a similar speed as in England. Schools there will therefore remain closed on Friday. “Stay sheltered and don’t drive anywhere,” the Manche prefecture warned on Platform X, urging its residents to prepare emergency lighting and supplies of drinking water.
According to the German Meteorological Service (DWD), up to 15 centimeters of snow can fall in the north of the country. Temperatures may drop to minus 20 degrees Celsius in some areas over the weekend, DWD meteorologist Andreas Walter told AFP.
The national railway company Deutsche Bahn has warned that significant train delays may occur in the coming days. Some German regions, including Hamburg and Bremen, have announced that schools will be closed on Friday.
According to the DWD, the low pressure should last until Saturday, with the snow not expected to stop until Monday. Walter said Goretti’s case was an exception compared to the past few years, which have been milder, which he said was “a consequence of climate change”.
