Powerful Storms Sweep Northern Europe
Another “storm of the decade” similar in intensity to storms that struck Europe last December has swept across northern Europe, killing at least thee people and doing billions of dollars worth of damage.
The worst weather hit Great Britain, with the southern half of the country thrown into chaos. France, the Netherlands and Sweden were also hit hard, and thousands of passengers were stranded at sea on ferries that were unable to land.
Airline operations were thrown into chaos across the continent, and there were extensive flight delays between North America and Europe. Rail travel in the United Kingdom was thrown into disarray, and the Eurostar train between England and France via the channel tunnel was cancelled.
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