Thousands of people without electricity and dozens of intervention of services – these are some of the effects of a strong storm that hit the Seattle in Washington on Monday. On one of the roads, the gale knocked down the tree to the car with three people.
On Monday from 13:00 in the west of Washington, warnings against a strong wind at a speed of up to 70 kilometers per hour were in force. Particularly difficult conditions occurred at night from Monday to Tuesday. Local services have received many reports regarding fallen trees and broken energy lines. According to Poweroutage.us, there are currently over 110,000 people without electricity.
– There was a whistle and a few bangs, as if the things were falling – described one of the residents of Seattle in an interview with local media.
The tree fell on the car
As reported by the Local Fire Brigade Department, a dangerous event occurred in the Green Lake district in Seattle. As a result of a strong wind, the tree fell on the car with three people. The storms also broke the power lines around the accident site. Firefighters managed to free the victims by cutting the tree. Their condition was defined as stable.
A similar incident also occurred in the city of Granite Falls, where rescuers managed to save a man imprisoned in the car.
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