Storm pulls on the Ghent region: tree falls on car on the E17, barn with cars collapses in

Ghent The storm kept ugly house in our region. Hundreds of trees were blown down. On the E17 was even a tree on a car. The passenger couple was happy with the scare of. The storm is now a lie.

The wind blew strong, and that is still an understatement. Wind gusts to ravage the region of Ghent. The provincial domains are close, but in the entire region blew hundreds of trees. In the police and the fire brigade went on calls en masse within, more than 800 calls were received in the fire zone Center. The lines were long time too busy.

Tree on the highway

On the E17 came around the afternoon in the direction of Kortrijk a tree on a passing car at the height of De Pinte . The car got heavily damaged, but the occupants, a couple from West Flanders, came with the scare of. “We have been fortunate,” they say. “That tree fell on our car while we drive. Fortunately, on the hood. Two seconds later, and it was much worse.” The right-hand lane of the E17 was for a long time at the height of The Pinte is blocked. (Read more under the picture)