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More than a dozen people were killed as hurricane strength winds battered northern Europe yesterday, cutting power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and train journeys.

At least seven people died in Germany while there were four deaths in Britain and fatalities in the Netherlands, Denmark and France
as the storm, called St Jude, brought down trees, blew roofs off houses
and turned over trucks, causing chaos across much of the region.

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