hromedia Worst storm in 30 years claims 9 lives, triggers traffic chaos eu crisis2

a pedestrian struggles against the wind in Rotterdam on December 5, 2013. Xaver, a fierce storm, battered northern Europe Thursday, leaving three people dead or missing, causing mass transport disruption and threatening the biggest tidal surge in decades. Winds of up to 142 miles (228 kilometres) per hour battered northern Britain while authorities evacuated residents and boosted flood defences in low-lying areas across the region. AFP PHOTO / ANP – ROBIN UTRECHT netherlands out ROBIN UTRECHT/AFP/Getty Images

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