10 die as fierce storm blasts northern Europe
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — One of the fiercest storms in years battered northern Europe Thursday, killing at least 10 people, injuring others and disrupting travel for thousands. The storm — dubbed "Cyril" by German meteorologists — was expected to intensify throughout the day. Hurricane-force gusts of up to 118 mph blasted Germany, forcing dozens of flight cancelations, prompting the national railroad to suspend services across a swath of the country and shutting schools.
In the north of the Netherlands, the world's largest steam-powered mill — a UNESCO world heritage monument built in the 1920s — was fired up for the second time this year to pump excess water away from the low-lying Friesland province."Our country has not had a storm like this in years," the Netherlands' Royal Weather Service said in a bulletin. "We advise you to follow weather alarms and messages to the letter."
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