A storm in northern and central Europe has killed at least nine people and injured dozens of others as the severe natural disaster battered through the region, causing travel chaos and destruction.Authorities said on Wednesday that the chaos, which hurricane-strength Storm Niklas brought to Germany, Austria and Switzerland for much of Tuesday, claimed the lives of seven people in Germany.Storm Niklas, with wind Read more [...]

AIR Worldwide reports that extra-tropical cyclone Niklas, currently battering northern Europe with gale-force winds, “is reportedly one of the worst storms to affect Germany in recent years. High winds and heavy rains from Niklas have caused serious building damage in Germany, and triggered flood warnings across central and southern Germany. Before hitting Germany Niklas struck the UK on Monday night with “wind gusts of nearly 128 km/h [79.5 mph] on the Norfolk coast,” as the storm moved Read more [...]

The Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Heavy winds swept across Britain, Germany and the Netherlands on Tuesday, killing one man, knocking other pedestrians to their knees and forcing numerous flight and train delays and cancellations. German railway operator Deutsche Bahn stopped all local trains in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state, which includes Cologne and Duesseldorf. It also halted most long-distance services in Bavaria as falling trees damaged overhead electric wires. Read more [...]

World Bulletin / News Desk At least nine people were killed and dozens of others were injured in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on Tuesday as a hurricane-strength storm hit large parts of northern and central Europe, German news agency DPA reported. Niklas rampaged through Germany late Tuesday with winds as strong as 192 km/h, making it the strongest to hit the country since 2007. The southern region of Bavaria was hit the worst with heavy storms claiming lives of at least two people and Read more [...]