Dua Tewas di Inggris Akibat Hantaman Angin Kencang
Strong Winds Cause Two People Died in Britain
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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London (B2B) - Dua orang meninggal dan beberapa orang lagi cedera setelah angin kencang menerjang Inggris Selatan pada Jumat (14/2).
Seorang perempuan yang berusia 49 tahun tewas setelah satu bangunan ambruk dan menimpa mobilnya di dekat Holborn Tube Station di London pada Jumat larut malam.
Sementara itu, dua orang penumpang dan seorang pejalan kaki juga cedera dalam peristiwa tersebut, demikian laporan Xinhua. Mereka kemudian dibawa ke rumah sakit untuk diobati.
Seorang pria yang berusia 85 tahun meninggal setelah gelombang besar menghantam jendela kapal pesiar yang membawa lebih dari 700 penumpang di English Channel, sementara beberapa orang lagi cedera.
Pria yang berusia lanjut itu dibawa melalui udara dari kapal pesiar tersebut tapi kemudian ia meninggal.
Menurut media setempat, sebanyak 32 orang telah dipindahkan dari satu restoran pantai di Hampshire, setelah angin kencang berhembus dan gelombang tinggi menerjang lantai dasar restoran itu.
Cobra, komite darurat pemerintah, berencana mengadakan pertemuan darurat pada akhir pekan, dan berusaha menanggapi situasi saat ini.
Badan meteorologi memperingatkan cuaca buruk akan berlanjut, tanah longsor dan banjir lain akan terjadi sementara hembusan angin dan topan masih menerjang beberapa bagian Inggris Selatan.
London - Two people died and several injured after strong winds lashed southern England since Friday, and meteorological department warned windy weather would continue and people should remain cautious when going outside.
A 49-year-old woman was killed after a building collapsed on her car near the Holborn Tube Station in London at late Friday night.
In the meanwhile, another two passengers and a passer-by were also injured in the accident, and were then admitted to hospital for treatment.
An 85-year-old man died after huge waves crashed through a window of a cruise ship with more than 700 passengers in the English Channel while several others were also wounded.
The old man had been airlifted off the ship but died later.
According to local media, about 32 people have been relocated from a beachfront restaurant in Hampshire after strong winds and tides smashed the ground floor.
Cobra, the government´s emergency committee, will hold emergency meetings in the weekend, working to response to the current situation.
The meteorological department warned the bad weather would continue, more floods and landslips would occur as gusts and storms still battering parts of southern England.
