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Not as bad as feared, here at least. It's a combination of a deep depression with high-atmosphere jet-stream. It isn't a hurricane but the winds are hurricane strength. It's done a lot of damage (a million homes without power at midday), but here it's mostly trees and stuff. Gale-force winds still blowing though, no sense in going out.

It's now blowing hardest on the Mediterranean coast and will move over towards Italy.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Jan 24th, 2009 at 11:08:59 AM EST
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Death toll rises as storms batter Mediterranean | World news | guardian.co.uk

Four children were killed today when the roof of a sports centre near Barcelona collapsed, as destructive storms swept through the Mediterranean for a second day.

Four other people were killed in northern Spain and French emergency forces reported the first fatality as winds of up to 108mph (174km/h) battered the region.

Catalan emergency services said four children had died and 16 people were injured when part of a sports centre collapsed in the town of Sant Boi de Llobregat, near Barcelona, Reuters reported.

Stronger winds than that have now been reported.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Jan 24th, 2009 at 11:17:39 AM EST
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Sounds pretty nasty. A bit like "Hurricane" Fish here back in 1987.

btw, is it just me and thee tonight ?

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Jan 24th, 2009 at 11:23:45 AM EST
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In Plaça Lesseps, near Park Guell in Barcelona they've recorded winds of 120 km/h. Hundreds of very old trees fell down in the wooden areas behind Tibidabo. A really severe storm.
by amanda2006 on Sat Jan 24th, 2009 at 11:40:21 AM EST
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Glad you're OK, Amanda. On the other side of the mountains, in Perpignan, there were gusts at 184 km/h this afternoon.

Apart from the 4 children killed in Barcelona, 4 people died on the French side. There are 1.7 million homes without electricity this evening. A lot of damage everywhere, and flooding.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Jan 24th, 2009 at 02:17:15 PM EST
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Thanks, afew. It's been worst in the southern and western periphery of Barcelona, along the Llobregat river, than here. Only in Catalonia, the emergency services have received 20.000 phone calls since midnight. Apart from the 4 children, three more people got killed by the falling of trees.
by amanda2006 on Sat Jan 24th, 2009 at 03:55:25 PM EST
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