Bulgaria Braces up for Hurricane Emma

Society | March 2, 2008, Sunday // 00:00
Bulgaria: Bulgaria Braces up for Hurricane Emma Uprooted trees fell on grave stones n the eastern German town of Hassleben. Photo by Getty Images

A day after the deadly hurricane Emma hammered Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic, Bulgaria is on the alert for its gale-force winds.

Weather forecasters are expecting the hurricane tail to hit Bulgaria on Sunday, causing the winds to reach up to 20 meters per second, but taking no casualties.

The spell of unusually warm weather is likely to come to an end, but only briefly, on Sunday with temperatures falling by 5-6В° C down to 7-12В° C. The mercury will rise to 20-25В° C on Monday and Tuesday under the influence of strong, but warm south-western winds.

The government said it was watching dykes, dams and river beds and warned of potential flooding if the water level rose.

At least eight people were killed and transport was severely disrupted in Europe after violent storms swept across the continent Saturday.

Four were killed in Austria, two in Germany and another two in the Czech Republic, mostly as a result of accidents caused by fallen trees or debris. High winds also struck the Netherlands.

Several airports across Europe were posting delays as of Saturday night -- Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich and Amsterdam, among others.

Wind gusts of up to 190 km/h (118 mph) -- the strength of a Category 3 hurricane -- were clocked in the higher elevations of Austria. Sustained winds as of Saturday night ranged from 50 km/h to nearly 80 km/h (31 mph to 50 mph). Winds were clocked at 98 km/hr (61 mph) in Denmark.

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