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Øresund and Great Belt bridges in Denmark reopen as storm winds abate

The Øresund Bridge, which links Denmark and Sweden, reopened on Sunday morning after being forced to close for safety reasons due to strong winds from storm Malik, which is currently battering northern Europe.

Published: 30 January 2022 12:54 CET
Øresund Bridge
Øresund Bridge carries motor and railway traffic and connects Denmark and Sweden.(Photo: Janus Langhorn/imagebank.sweden.se)

However, wind-sensitive vehicles were still advised against crossing the combined highway and railway bridge due to strong winds, Ritzau news agency reported.

The bridge reopened at around 9.10am after closing to all traffic in both directions at 7pm on Saturday with hurricane-force winds reported during the evening and overnight.

The Great Belt Bridge, which connects the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen, also reopened for car traffic on Sunday.

It reopened at 10am, after closing at about 9.30pm Saturday night due to the storm.

Funen police said on Twitter that the bridge had been reopened with a 50km/h speed limit in place.

Storm Malik hit Denmark on Saturday afternoon.

Since its arrival, there have been several reports of hurricane-force gusts, with the largest registered in Hanstholm in northwestern Jutland.

According to the Danish Meteorological Institute, gusts there measured 40 metres per second on Saturday night, which equates to about 144 kilometres per hour.

On Sunday morning, municipal emergency units association Danske Beredskaber said the focus on Sunday would be rising water levels in several places, especially the fjords.

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Parts of Denmark to be hit by close to a whole month’s rain on Tuesday

Parts of Denmark could get as more than 40mm of rain on Tuesday, on the final day of the wet weather the country has suffered since Saturday.

Published: 28 May 2024 09:55 CEST
Parts of Denmark to be hit by close to a whole month's rain on Tuesday

The low pressure front that has been moving through Denmark will hit the islands of Funen and the west of Zealand in the morning on Tuesday, hitting the Kattegat straits and eastern Jutland at around midday before moving north over central and northern Jutland over the afternoon.  

According to a forecast by public broadcaser DR, the heaviest rain will be in the northern part of Juland, where most areas will receive between 25mm and 35mm of rain, with areas receiving over 40mm, close to the average of 47mm for the the entire month of May. 

Police on the island of Funen have called on all motorists to make sure their lights are working properly and to turn them on, saying there have already been accidents today due with motorists whose rear lights are not working, meaning they cannot be seen in the heavy rain. 

There were two accidents on Tuesday on the motorway between Middelfart and Odense. 

Tuesday marks the third day in a row when there have been heavy downpours over parts of Denmark, with Morud in the north of Funen on Sunday suffering a cloudburst which led to 27mm to fall in just 30mm.

Earlier on Tuesday 18.8mm of rain fell in just 30 minutes in Roskilde, during a thunderstorm. 

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