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"Otto" hits northern Europe: the crazy landing of a Ryanair plane

The storm, with wind gusts of up to 130 km/h, caused the suspension of trains, ferries and planes from Scotland to Sweden

17/02/2023

Airliners Live

Otto, a powerful storm over the North Sea, hit all of northern Europe, causing dozens of train and ferry cancellations from northern Denmark to southern Norway, with hurricane-level wind gusts. In Finland, authorities predict power outages over the weekend while ferries in southern Norway have been cancelled: about 5,000 passengers will have to wait until at least Saturday to be able to leave. In southern Sweden, several railway lines have been temporarily closed and ferries to northern Germany have been suspended. Storm Otto also caused disruption in Scotland, with wind gusts of up to 130 km/h, and in the north of England. Many flights and trains have been cancelled, tens of thousands of homes in the north-east of England have remained in the dark.