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12,000 people have been left without power and destruction has covered Norway after one of the country's strongest storms ever recorded, Storm Ingunn. Winds of over 120 mph were recorded, beating the national wind speed record, and another wind speed record was broken in nearby Sweden when winds were measured at 115 mph for 10 minutes straight. Winds of over 100 mph were also recorded in Britain and a gust of 155 mph was measured in the Faroe Islands. Windows were blown out of buildings, vehicles were swept away by the wind, and furniture was mangled. Debris flew around and took out other objects like roof tiles, forcing everyone to stay inside. Most meteorologists didn't even see it coming as it quickly became what they call a bomb cyclone, where the storm rapidly intensifies in a short period of time. Flights and trains were canceled and delayed throughout the region as the storm swept across Britain, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, with the latter being the hardest hit. Waves even reached 85 feet in some areas, with 30-foot waves being a common occurrence during the storm. This is Norway's worst storm in 30 years, and it will take some time to recover, but no people were killed.
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