This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38607862
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Icy storm lashes France and Germany causing hardship | Icy storm lashes France and Germany causing hardship |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| An icy storm has been lashing parts of western Europe, causing power cuts in many homes, felling trees and disrupting some rail services. | An icy storm has been lashing parts of western Europe, causing power cuts in many homes, felling trees and disrupting some rail services. |
| In France power cuts affected more than 237,000 homes as the storm swept across Normandy and regions north of Paris. | In France power cuts affected more than 237,000 homes as the storm swept across Normandy and regions north of Paris. |
| In Dieppe, on the coast, the winds reached 146km/h (90.5mph). | |
| The storm, nicknamed "Egon", later hit southern Germany - mainly Rhineland-Palatinate and northern Bavaria. Power cuts and traffic jams were widespread. | The storm, nicknamed "Egon", later hit southern Germany - mainly Rhineland-Palatinate and northern Bavaria. Power cuts and traffic jams were widespread. |
| Emergency teams were out in force during the night in France and Germany. | Emergency teams were out in force during the night in France and Germany. |
| Meanwhile, flood defences have been reinforced on Belgium's coast. | Meanwhile, flood defences have been reinforced on Belgium's coast. |
| The cold snap across Europe has claimed more than 65 lives. Poland and much of southeastern Europe, including Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and western Turkey, are in the grip of heavy snow and freezing cold. | The cold snap across Europe has claimed more than 65 lives. Poland and much of southeastern Europe, including Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and western Turkey, are in the grip of heavy snow and freezing cold. |
| Thousands of migrants in the Balkans are poorly protected against the icy conditions, as many are still in tents and have little heating. | |
| The wind and snow in Germany forced Lufthansa to cancel 125 flights at Frankfurt/Main airport. | |
| And the German rail operator Deutsche Bahn set a 200km/h speed limit on high-speed ICE trains, which caused some travel delays. |