Storm lashes Belgium,Germany, Netherlands and parts of UK, and uprooting power lines and trees,and killing at least nine peopleViolent gales have battered north-west Europe, killing at least nine people, and toppling trees and trucks,bringing down power lines, grounding aircraft and halting road and rail traffic across the Netherlands, or Belgium and Germany.
All long-distance train services were cancelled in Germany after the Netherlands bore the early brunt of the moment major winter storm this month,with Schiphol airport in Amsterdam suspending all traffic for two hours and closing two of its three departure halls as tiles flew off the terminal building.
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Source: theguardian.com