European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 2, 1990 the stars and stripes weather continues deadly a a Page 3 from Page 1 Greece. Ireland and the Netherlands. In Denmark the search for a 32-year-old West German and his 6-year-old son who ventured out on a fishing trip in a Small boat monday was called off and the two were presumed drowned. Winds up to 95 Mph hit much of West Germany thursday disrupting rail Streetcar and automobile traffic. In Munich schools were closed and stretches of the autobahn around Frankfurt were blocked for hours delaying thousands of people heading to work. Four people died including a 48-year-old turkish Man killed when his car swerved to avoid a falling tree and Many were injured. West German police said. Prince Charles and Princess Diana interrupted a we Klong skiing Holiday in Switzerland and flew to Wales in freezing rain and driving wind to meet some of the 800 residents evacuated from the Seaside resort of Towyn after its sea Wall broke. A things like this always bring out the Best m the British a said the 41-year-old heir to the British throne after visiting nearby Bodelwyddan Castle where 150 people had taken shelter. A i saw a lot of damage and floods. It is very worrying particularly for the elderly people who done to want to leave their Homes a said the Prince of Wales. Snow in Northern and Eastern England closed roads and caused a spate of accidents. Strong winds and exceptionally High tides resulted in suspension of ferry services from Dover to France for 80 minutes. In Switzerland authorities warned of increased Avalanche risks in Many parts of the Alps due to High winds. French authorities reported two firemen were killed by an uprooted tree during wednesdays storms. Another Frenchman died thursday when he tried to steer his car around a fallen tree police said. President Francois Mitterrand and other officials visited two hard hit coastal towns in Normandy to inspect wind damage. In Belgium police said two children died wednesday night in a House fire in Meerbeek near Brussels when firefighters blocked by Trees obstructing the Road could not reach the burning Home. Traffic was disrupted on at least six railway lines and some main roads in Belgium and Many areas had no Power. Gale Force winds peaking at 112 Mph buffeted Western and Northern Austria and claimed that country a first victim thursday a 26-year-old brewery worker whose car was hit by a falling tree police said. Deadly blows across Europe the Hurricane Force winds that have battered Europe this week have been blamed for 82 deaths. A changing weather pattern continues to take the blame for the severe storms military weather officials say. Atlantic storms usually travel to the norwegian coast. But they Are now taking a path that touches Northern Denmark sending powerful blasts of air across great Britain and the continent. The toll a Austria one death a Belgium nine deaths a East Germany three deaths a France 19 deaths North norwegian Atlantic Ocean i Scotland i Wulc in Greece one death great Britain 18 deaths Ireland one death Italy six deaths Switzerland seven deaths the Netherlands one death West Germany 16 deaths a amps Susan Harris Indstrom Page 1 piously a Bradley said a but we re expecting temperatures to Cool off and winds to die Down in Southern Germany and have Snow showers heading into the  the storms effect on the Kaiserslautern area which includes Ramstein were compounded by Snow showers and the shutdown of Many base service facilities. Since thursday was a military pay Day lines at  to Gelwich facilities As the merchants National Bank increased dramatically with the influx of Ramstein patrons. Staff sgt. Doyle Tillman a Ramstein spokesman said the commissary would stay dosed until Friday because of the Power outage that struck the Kaiserslautern area about 2  on thursday. Although Power was restored to other areas about 3 30 a.m., Ramstein was left without electricity until 1 . The base Exchange gasoline stations Banks and other service facilities did not. Open at their usual times on thursday. Ramstein s South Side gym lost its roof in uie storm. It had lost part of it in a storm on feb. 3. But thursdays gusts removed the undamaged portion As Well As temporary repairs said sgt. Rich Romero another base spokesman. Here s a Brief look at other damage caused at bases in West Germany a Vii corps directorate of housing and engineering reported roof damages of $3 million Strauss said. A Schwabish Hall reported $600,000 in Rotor head damage to its ch-47s helicopters. A Span Dahlem a where winds peaked at 93 Miles per hour blasted off a a about half a dozen roofs and toppled Trees onto a perimeter Fence said capt. Ron Hahn a base spokesman. Estimates placed the damage at $250,000. A  a air Force and  communities both were hit hard by the gusts. Buildings in both communities lost part or All of their roofs including the air bases movie theater. The  a damages at Wei Brincken Are estimated at $150,000 and air Force losses will probably amount to $300,000 of damage. A the Augsburg Community in Eastern Bavaria suffered at least $200,000 in damage to 115 buildings. Buildings repaired earlier in the week were damaged again As winds in excess of 70 Mph lashed the area wednesday night said capt. Patrick Bennett acting director of housing and engineering. The Numberg military Community had an estimated $100,000 damage a spokeswoman there said. The electricity also was knocked out at parts of Feucht  air Field. A the Mannheim military Community suffered heavy damage to the roof at the  confinement facility and at a maintenance building at Turley Barracks said spokeswoman Christine Gebhart. Dollar estimates of the damage had not yet been compiled Gebhart said. The storm also delayed one ship carrying service members autos and military vehicles from the United states. The Caio ship Eagle which sailed from Charleston s.c., on feb. 16, was being held in Rotter dam Netherlands until the weather improved in the North sea. The ship was due to arrive in Bremerhaven West Germany on wednesday night but is now not expected until this morning. The delay is not considered significant said maj. Dennis Faver the Deputy com Mander of the Bremerhaven shipping terminal. At Graben Trarbach Bradley said he had teamed that being a Weatherman in Europe is a thankless Job. A do you remember about three or four Days of Nice weather last week a he asked. A we predicted that and did no to get a single  Page 1 rather than full time a she said. A the regiments will go from routine Border patrol operations to operations which focus primarily on training and terrain familiarization. Aerial patrols will be flown to maintain Pilot qualification and proficiency should the requirement for increased Border operation  Taylor said that although the 11th  Cav regt will be a less concerned with direct surveillance of the Border a it still will use its electronic and aviation surveillance assets. A the Only difference you la see is less  the Border is also patrolled by West German Border police the bavarian state police and German customs agents. The British Frontier service patrols the Border North of the american sectors. The 2nd  Cav regt has patrolled the Borders since May 14, 1945, except for about a year during a troop rotation. The 11th  Cav regt began its Border patrols in 1972, taking Over from the 14th  Cav regt. Belcher said his soldiers would miss the patrols. A they were the Best training a Soldier can get a he said. A at the same time i Welcome the relaxation and the fact that the threat of immediate aggression has  a contributing to this report staff writer Vince Crawley in sawdust flies As a Forest worker cuts Down a tree that was partially uprooted a lion Hurricane Speed winds Tore into an area near Gross Gerau West Germany