Dozens killed as storms lash Europe

latest news from the StraitsTimes Online...

"Countries across Europe counted the cost on Friday of a devastating storm that killed at least 40 people and left widespread damage and disruption to travel and power supplies. Winds of up to 216 kilometres an hour swept off the Atlantic and cut a swathe across Britain, northern France, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Belgium, the Czech Republic and into Russia. "

"More than one million people were without power in the Czech Republic. Some 100,000 homes in northern France, 20,000 households in Austria and more than 30,000 households across northeast England lost electricity - nearly all because falling trees downed power lines."

"In Britain, where winds gusted up to 160kmh in the worst storms in 17 years, 12 people died. Eleven people died and 200 were hurt in Germany as the country was battered by a storm of the sort only seen every 10 or 20 years. Six deaths were reported in Poland, another six died in the Netherlands and four died in the Czech Republic. "

omigod... this is bad... i mean even though i am not affected by this storm directly, this serves as a stark warning to everyone of the ever-worsening climate change that we are experiencing now...

then again, storms = rain and strong winds = ever moving... err... i mean, storms do move around right??

and i just heard from the news on tv that we will be getting heavy downpours + low temperature this coming monday and tuesday... did another check on the weather forecast in aveiro and this is what i saw... as a precaution, i have decided... to buy lots of food, water and whatever junk food that i can lay my hands on over this coming weekend... in case the weather worsens... heyys, i can afford to skip class and stay at home, but i cannot possibly go without food and water right?