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Storm delays ferries in Channel as French homes hit Two storm-hit ferries reach Dover amid French power cut
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Two P&O ferries carrying more than 400 people are stranded off Dover because of the storm battering southern England and northern Europe. Two P&O ferries held in the English Channel because of the storm lashing southern England have made it to port.
Some 65,000 homes have lost power, French media report. High winds are lashing the Netherlands and Belgium. A P&O spokesman later told the BBC that Dover port had reopened and the ferries had arrived. "The service is getting back to normal," Brian Rees said.
A Calais port official said "two ferries are blocked due to the closure of Dover port, one carrying 398 passengers and the other 65". In northern France some 65,000 homes were hit by power cuts, French media said. High winds are now battering the Netherlands and Belgium.
He added that "the situation is under control". The port has now reopened. Some Dutch KLM flights have been cancelled and there is rail disruption.
In the English Channel two P&O ferries, carrying more than 400 people, put in temporarily at Deal, east of Dover, to shelter from the wind, Mr Rees said.
"Dover port was closed from 6:30 to 9:00, but we got the all-clear at 9:00 to get going again. Five ferries are going back and forth," he said.
"We are back to 23 sailings a day, every 45 to 50 minutes. The storm has dropped right off."
Earlier a Calais port official said two ferries were "blocked" due to the closure of Dover port, one carrying 398 passengers and the other 65.
No trains are leaving the stations in Lille, northern France, the TF1 news website reports.No trains are leaving the stations in Lille, northern France, the TF1 news website reports.
The storm swept across Brittany and Normandy early on Monday, felling trees in some places.The storm swept across Brittany and Normandy early on Monday, felling trees in some places.
It left 30.000 homes without electricity in Brittany, 25,000 in Normandy and 10,000 in Picardy.It left 30.000 homes without electricity in Brittany, 25,000 in Normandy and 10,000 in Picardy.
In the Netherlands the Haarlem-Amsterdam railway has been disrupted and trains on the line are packed with commuters, the news website De Telegraaf reports.In the Netherlands the Haarlem-Amsterdam railway has been disrupted and trains on the line are packed with commuters, the news website De Telegraaf reports.
Some KLM flights have also been cancelled.
A big banner on the European Commission building in Brussels - the Berlaymont - was shredded by the wind.A big banner on the European Commission building in Brussels - the Berlaymont - was shredded by the wind.
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