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Eight die as storm whips across northern Europe Storm lashes northern Europe leaving at least 13 dead
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A storm battering north-western Europe has killed eight people - four of them in southern England. A storm battering north-western Europe has killed at least 13 people - six of them in Germany.
Two people died when their car was crushed by a falling tree in Gelsenkirchen, in western Germany. Two children in the car were injured.Two people died when their car was crushed by a falling tree in Gelsenkirchen, in western Germany. Two children in the car were injured.
In Brittany, western France, a woman was swept out to sea. And in the Dutch city of Amsterdam a tree felled by the wind crushed a woman by a canal.In Brittany, western France, a woman was swept out to sea. And in the Dutch city of Amsterdam a tree felled by the wind crushed a woman by a canal.
Many trains were cancelled in and around London and in north Germany. Record gusts of 191 km/h (119mph) were measured over the North Sea.
In many cases in the UK fallen trees had to be cleared from railway lines. Many trains were cancelled in and around London and in north-western Germany.
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. At least 50 flights were cancelled at Schiphol airport in the Netherlands, and the German media reported severe delays at airports in Hamburg and Dusseldorf.
In Germany, a fisherman and a sailor were killed in separate accidents at sea.
Including the Gelsenkirchen incident, four people were killed in north-western Germany when trees fell onto cars, DPA reported.
Power cuts hit 42,000 homes in northern France, and at Belle-Ile in Brittany a woman was swept into the sea from a cliff.
The storm whipped across Brittany and Normandy early on Monday, felling trees and knocking out power lines in some places.
In the UK as many as 600,000 homes suffered power cuts, though many were later reconnected.In the UK as many as 600,000 homes suffered power cuts, though many were later reconnected.
Power cuts also hit 42,000 homes in northern France, and at Belle-Ile in Brittany a woman was swept into the sea from a cliff. In Kent in southeast England, a 17-year-old girl was crushed when a tree fell on the caravans her family was living in while renovation work was taking place at their home.
German authorities have halted all local trains in Schleswig-Holstein, as well as the Hanover-Bremen service and north-bound trains from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. A man and a woman died when they were trapped under rubble after an uprooted tree caused a gas explosion in Hounslow in west London.
Emergency services in Denmark and Sweden have issued storm warnings, as Scandinavia faces winds gusting at about 100mph (162km/h). Scandinavian warnings
The storm system deepened as it crossed the North Sea, the BBC Weather Centre says. One site in eastern Denmark, Kegnaes, reported a gust of 115mph mid-afternoon. Earlier, two P&O ferries that had been held in the English Channel because of the storm made it to port.
At 1700 GMT the storm was centred on Gothenburg in western Sweden. The storm system deepened as it crossed the North Sea, according to the BBC Weather Centre.
Ferries hit German meteorologists measured record wind speeds of 191 km/h (119mph) over the North Sea.
In Brussels, a big banner on the European Commission building - the Berlaymont - was shredded by the wind.
German authorities halted all local trains in Schleswig-Holstein, as well as the Hanover-Bremen service and north-bound trains from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Along Germany's North Sea coast many ferries were confined to port and shipping on the Elbe was also disrupted, ARD reported.Along Germany's North Sea coast many ferries were confined to port and shipping on the Elbe was also disrupted, ARD reported.
Earlier, two P&O ferries held in the English Channel because of the storm made it to port. Emergency services in Denmark and Sweden have issued storm warnings, as Scandinavia faces winds gusting at about 162km/h (100mph).
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.
"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.
The storm swept across Brittany and Normandy early on Monday, felling trees and knocking out power lines in some places.
A big banner on the European Commission building in Brussels - the Berlaymont - was shredded by the wind.
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