The victim is a 63-year-old woman from the municipality of Oudenaarde. Two other local residents were slightly injured in the incident.
In the Belgian municipality of Oudenaarde, one person died and two others were injured when a large Christmas tree fell. This was reported by Reuters on Friday, December 22.
The incident, in which a 20-meter-long Christmas tree slowly tipped and then fell, took place at a Christmas market in the city’s historic square on the evening of December 21.
The victim of the tragedy was a 63-year-old local woman. Two other women who were in the same area were slightly injured.
“The investigation will focus on whether the tree was secured correctly and will also look at the influence of weather conditions,” said the East Flanders prosecutor’s office.
“The investigation is focusing on how the tree was secured in a proper way, and also on the flow of thoughts at the time,” said the Skhidna Flanders provincial prosecutor’s office.
Kerstboom valt omver in Oudenaarde. Er valt 1 death victim. Een klimaatdode. ☝️ Vroeger waaide het niet. pic.twitter.com/9RRdB1V97r
— Koen Godderis (@koengodderis) December 22, 2023
On December 21, Typhoon Pia disrupted traffic in the UK and the Netherlands. It also raged in western Belgium, where the weather service declared a yellow alert for coastal areas.
We remind you that the Norwegian cruise ship MS Maud was left without power supply and unable to navigate during a storm in the North Sea.
A week ago in Russia, the Bering and Okhotsk Seas overflowed their shores. Villages in Kamchatka were submerged in water due to a typhoon.
Source: korrespondent
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