TADEAS: stromy vždycky padaly
Six people killed, schools closed and hundreds of flights cancelled
Six people have been killed as Storm Ciarán brought chaos to western Europe today, closing schools, shutting down train services and cancelling hundreds of flights, reports Reuters.
A truck driver was killed after a tree fell on him in France and a second death was reported in Le Havre.
Falling trees killed a woman in Madrid and another woman in the Netherlands, while two people – a five-year-old and a 64-year-old from Germany – died in Ghent by falling branches.
In France, 1.2m households were left without electricity and 15 people, including seven firefighters, were injured.