Cyclone Per was a powerful storm with

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which hit the west coast of

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and

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on the morning of 14 January 2007. In Sweden, six people died from the storm and approximately 300,000 households were left without electricity. The storm was officially named ''Cyclone Hanno'' by the

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, which names all low-pressure areas that affect Europe, while the storm was named ''Per'' by the Norway Weather Service, which names all strong storms that affect Norway.

Deaths

*A man in his 60s died when his car was hit by a falling tree in

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on 14 January. A woman who was traveling with him suffered minor injuries. *A 9-year-old boy in

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died after a tree fell on him at around midday on 14 January. *A 24-year-old truck driver was killed in

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when his truck was hit by a tree on 14 January. *A 61-year-old man died in

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harbor in an accident due to the storm on 14 January. *Two men died on January 15, one on

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and one in

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, when working in woods in the aftermath of the storm.

References

{{European windstorms Per Per 2007 in Sweden Per 2007 in Norway 2007 meteorology 2007 natural disasters January 2007 events in Europe

Deaths

See also

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