Storm Ciaran smashed into northern Europe with strong winds and driving rain on Thursday, killing one person in France and forcing the closure of airports, rail and ferry services, and schools.
A truck driver was killed by a falling tree northeast of Paris and 1.2 million households in France were left without electricity. Authorities in Finistere, Brittany, urged people to stay at home and avoid winds which were hitting 207 kph, leading to reports of 20 meter waves off the coast.
Southern England was also badly affected, with many schools closed and the rescue charity that saves lives at sea urging people to avoid the coast. "This rough weather could make visiting our coasts around southern England and Wales treacherous and bring very dangerous sea conditions," Ross Macleod of the RNLI said.
Britain's Met Office said Storm Ciaran was a "fairly normal" Autumn storm but said that under certain climate projections the frequency and intensity of such storms in the British winter could slightly increase. Dutch airline KLM said it had also scrapped dozens of flights to and from Amsterdam Schiphol airport on Thursday.At least 195 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Hamas-run government media office said.
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