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Storm: Tree crushes Amsterdam woman and flights halted Four die as storm whips into Europe
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The storm battering north-west Europe has killed a woman in Amsterdam and the airline KLM has cancelled 50 flights. The storm that hit southern England has killed four people in continental Europe during its sweep across France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
Dutch media said a tree toppled by the storm crushed a woman to death by a canal in Amsterdam. Several people were injured by flying debris in the city. Two people died when their car was crushed by a falling tree in Gelsenkirchen, in western Germany. Two children in the car were injured.
A woman was swept out to sea at Belle-Ile in Brittany, western France.
In Amsterdam a tree toppled and crushed a woman by a canal. Dutch and German airports have cancelled many flights.
The storm also killed four people in southern England.The storm also killed four people in southern England.
In northern France 42,000 homes are still without electricity, officials say. Some French and Dutch trains were halted, and Belgium has also been hit. At least 50 flights have been cancelled at Schiphol airport in the Netherlands, and the German broadcaster ARD says there are severe delays at Hamburg airport.
Dutch news websites showed pictures of damage caused by toppled trees and flying debris. Train services have been severely disrupted in northern Germany. All local trains have been halted in Schleswig-Holstein, as well as the Hanover-Bremen service and north-bound trains from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Emergency services in Denmark and Sweden have issued storm warnings, as Scandinavia braces for winds gusting at about 100mph (162km/h).
Ferries hit
Along Germany's North Sea coast many ferries have been confined to port and shipping on the Elbe has also been disrupted, ARD reports.
In northern France 42,000 homes are still without electricity, officials say.
Earlier, two P&O ferries held in the English Channel because of the storm made it to port.Earlier, two P&O ferries held in the English Channel because of the storm made it to port.
A P&O spokesman told the BBC that Dover port had reopened and the ferries had arrived. "The service is getting back to normal," Brian Rees said.A P&O spokesman told the BBC that Dover port had reopened and the ferries had arrived. "The service is getting back to normal," Brian Rees said.
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.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."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.""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.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 and knocking out power lines in some places.The storm swept across Brittany and Normandy early on Monday, felling trees and knocking out power lines in some places.
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.
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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