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| Storm lashes northern Europe leaving at least 13 dead | Storm lashes northern Europe leaving at least 13 dead |
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| A storm battering north-western Europe has killed at least 13 people - six of them in Germany. | 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. |
| Record gusts of 191 km/h (119mph) were measured over the North Sea. | Record gusts of 191 km/h (119mph) were measured over the North Sea. |
| Many trains were cancelled in and around London and in north-western Germany. | Many trains were cancelled in and around London and in north-western Germany. |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Scandinavian warnings | Scandinavian warnings |
| Earlier, two P&O ferries that had been held in the English Channel because of the storm made it to port. | Earlier, two P&O ferries that had been held in the English Channel because of the storm made it to port. |
| The storm system deepened as it crossed the North Sea, according to the BBC Weather Centre. | The storm system deepened as it crossed the North Sea, according to the BBC Weather Centre. |
| German meteorologists measured record wind speeds of 191 km/h (119mph) over the North Sea. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Emergency services in Denmark and Sweden have issued storm warnings, as Scandinavia faces winds gusting at about 162km/h (100mph). | Emergency services in Denmark and Sweden have issued storm warnings, as Scandinavia faces winds gusting at about 162km/h (100mph). |