Storm Malik
Storm Malik was an extratropical cyclone that was part of the 2021–22 European windstorm season. It was named by the Danish Meteorological Institute in Denmark on January 28, and lasted until January 30. It caused 2958 severe wind reports and over 800,000 power outages in multiple countries. Seven people died. Meteorological history. On 28 January, Storm Malik was named by the Danish Meteorological Institute, after the Greenlandic name that also means "wave". In Finland and Germany, which are not part of the storm naming groups, it was named Valtteri by the Finnish Meteorological Institute, while the Free University  of Berlin named the same system as Nadia. The storm lasted until January 30, after which it dissipated. Impacts. The impact from the storm ranged from mild to severe throughout most of the continent. Fatalities. Two fatalities were reported in the United Kingdom due to Storm Malik: a 60-year old woman in Aberdeen, Scotland and a 9-year old boy in Staffordshire, England. Both were hit by falling trees. In Denmark, a 78-year old woman died from injuries sustained when a door she opened was caught by the wind and she fell. In Germany, a person in Beelitz  was killed when hit by a poster that had come loose and in Poland a person was killed when a tree fell on a moving car in Wejherowo County. In the Czech Republic, a worker died after being buried by a wall. Injuries. Two teenagers were injured in the southern Swedish region of Scania when their car was hit by a falling tree. A child was injured when a tree crashed through the roof in Charlottenlund, Denmark, while west of Esbjerg, a moving car was hit by a large branch, resulting in 3 injuries. In Poland, a driver was injured  when she drove into a downed tree near Kierzkowo, while in Tłuczewo, a person sustained arm injuries. In Germany, a man was injured by a falling tree in a park, in Bremen. Damage. More than 680,000 people were left without power in Poland by the storm and in the United Kingdom around 130,000 lost power. In Sweden around 40,000 households lost power, mostly in the south. Sweden. In the city of Malmö, many facade panels from the Turning Torso building fell. In the Västra Hamnen (The West Harbour) area a crane from a construction site got overturned and landed close  to a bus stop full of people. A second crane got overturned in the city of Malmö and landed on parked cars. Another crane got overturned in the city of Södertälje south of Stockholm and landed on a hospital but only caused slight damage to windows in the ICU section. Many trees fell throughout southern Sweden. Many trees also fell in the town of Norrtälje. Lithuania. The storm caused damage to the Lithuanian coast as well, with local authorities calling it the "worst storm since Cyclone Anatol in 1999". The storm reached winds of 93 km/h (58 mph; 50  kn) with gusts of 125 km/h (78 mph; 68 kn). Infrastructure and protective dunes along the Curonian Spit were considerably damaged by the storm. Aftermath. The damage in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Malik was worsened by Storm Corrie, which started affecting the two countries on January 29. The following storm resulted in 118,000 power outages in Scotland, and more overall damage.