Four out of five halls at the Husum Wind 2017 fair are being temporarily closed due to a storm warning after midday on Wednesday to ensure the safety of exhibitors and visitors.

Organisers have called on delegates to vacate halls one to four, which are located in large, but temporary tents at the event site close to the North Sea, as heavy gusts of winds had been battering the tents for the past hour, causing metal structures at stands inside to shake.