Strongest winds in 14 years batter Latvia's capital
RIGA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Riga, the capital of Latvia, was battered by gale-force winds on Friday during the strongest storm that hit the city in 14 years, the Baltic country's meteorological service said.
According to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center, the speed of wind gusts in the city center reached 25.3 meters per second in the morning. The city last saw a comparable storm on Feb. 23,