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Extreme weather in Sweden raises risk of floods

Xinhua, December 6, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Swedish weather service on Saturday issued its sternest warning as heavy rainfall hit several regions in the southwest of the country, local media reported.

The country's Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) said the public might be in great danger due to extreme weather in three southwestern regions, daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported.

The service had issued a Class 3 warning, the highest on its scale, for areas that saw up to 60 millimeters of rain on Saturday.

Another 10-15 millimeters are expected to raise water levels further on Sunday, SMHI said. The risk of floods near rivers and lakes in southwestern Sweden will peak either on Sunday or Monday, according to the agency.

Meanwhile, the storm that swept much of southern Sweden on Friday continued to disrupt train routes.

While some trains began to run at lunch time, routes heading south and west from the capital Stockholm remained down in the late afternoon.

Around 10,000 households were without electricity going into Saturday evening after the storm Helga tore through the south of the country.

The cold front that set in over Sweden on Saturday carried with it some strong winds, although they only warranted a Class 1 warning, the lowest on the scale, from SMHI. Endit