Thousands are without electricity. The death toll from the storm in Sweden has risen to three
The number of which hit Saturday and overnight Sunday, three deaths were reported, with thousands remaining without power Sunday.
The storm, dubbed Sweden Storm Police said on Sunday that a man in his sixties who was working in the forest was injured by a falling tree on Saturday in Hofors, Sweden. This death is in addition to two deaths reported on Saturday, one of which was a man in his fifties who died in hospital after He was also injured as a result of a tree falling near the Kongsberget ski resort in central Sweden, according to what Mats Lahn of the Gavleborg police told AFP. In the north, a company reported "Hemap" Regional Utilities reported that one of its employees died in an accident "In the field"As reported by the channel "SVT" Television channel reported that the worker was trapped under a tree that fell as a result of the storm. Strong winds caused trees to be uprooted, traffic disrupted and widespread power outages in Sweden and Finland. In Finland, more than 85,000 homes were still without electricity around 12 a.m. local time (10 a.m. GMT) on Sunday, after More than 180,000 homes are without electricity. Energy companies have warned that repair work may take several days, while the Swedish News Agency reported "TT" (TT), said that at least 40,000 Swedish homes were still without electricity on Sunday morning.
He later died of his injuries in hospital.Uprooted trees and disrupted traffic
