Workers inspect the carriage of the Montreux Oberland Bernois (MOB) train lying on its side, after if was pushed out of the tracks by gusts of wind during storm Eleanor (Burglind) near Lenk, Switzerland, on Wednesday. (Reuters photo)ZURICH: Gusting winds blew a train off its tracks, injuring eight people, as winter storm Eleanor (aka Burglind) battered Switzerland on Wednesday, bringing trees down on power lines cutting electricity to thousands of homes. The wind derailed the lead car on the Montreux-Bernese Oberland (MOB) regional train around midday near Lenk in central Switzerland, an MOB spokesman said. Households in the Normandy region were the worst hit by storm Eleanor, Enedis, a unit of state-controlled EDF said, while the area around Paris and northeastern Picardie and Champagne-Ardenne were also among those affected. The latest weather warning and strong winds come after winter storm Carmen battered western France on New Year's day, with some 40,000 households in the Brittany region temporarily losing power.

Source: Bangkok Post January 03, 2018 19:18 UTC