The day after "Kyrill" hit Europe

[Karen]

I am glad to know you (all the European Pet Talkers) are checking in and okay, that was quite a storm.

[Sonia59]

It was quite a storm also in the Netherlands (I work there) and in the North of France (where my home is). Yesterday afternoon we received a general e-mail at work saying that everyone should go home immediately, it was ~15:00 and the sky was totally black... But at that moment I heard that people who tried to go home were all stuck on the roads, some of them being closed already or blocked by a tree or a truck! So I stayed at work, thinking that the building might be safer than my room anyway.
The wind decreased a bit in the evening and everything was OK but several people were killed by falling trees while being in their cars. A crane crashed on a University building in Utrecht, very close to where I am. Today it was a complete mess on the roads with branches and all kind of debris.

At my house in France kitties and partner just had to deal with an electricity cut, besides the strong wind. Everyone is safe I thought about our German PT members yesterday evening and I am happy to see that they are safe

[cyber-sibes]

Kirsten, Thank goodness you are safe! All of you touched by the storm are in my prayers.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Lots of damage here in Belgium too! But we only have a broken stone flowerpot (was on patio), and several wooden benches blown upside down.

Here are some pics I found in our newspaper








Wimereux, north France


and this is the crane Sonia was writing about

[kittycats_delight]

We didn't get touched at all. Nothing. I didn't even hear about it. Tell you how 'with it' I am lately. Glad everyone is alright.

[Freckles]

Is Kyrill the name of the storm like we name hurricanes?

[Cataholic]

WOW. Those are some photos. How sad.