The hurricane "St. Jude", having pretty trashed the northern Europe, is approaching the north-west Russia. Despite all the fears, the Emergencies Ministry assured the public that the flooding in the St. Petersburg is not going to happen. In the Leningrad region due to a hurricane the electricity is off in 238 villages with a population of more than 10,000 people. It is also reported about falling trees and failing water supply.
The trouble came from the Atlantic, where the area of low pressure produced a powerful hurricane, that moves at a speed of 33 m/s. The name "St. Jude" was not chosen by chance. Memorial Day of this apostle is October 28 - the same day the hurricane struck a crushing blow to the UK, the Netherlands and northern France.
Hurricane dispersed wind gusts up to 160 km/h and caused serious damage to the country in which he rode, de-energized over 300,000 homes and blocking traffic on major thoroughfares. Reported the deaths of 13 people.
Old-timers recall that the last time such a powerful storm raged across Europe in 1987. Then the hurricane, which is dubbed the "Great Storm" took with him the life of 18 people.
Despite the damage caused by Hurricane to real estate in northern Europe, realtors do not report any significant changes in the prices due to the weather.