Freak storms kill six in France
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At least six people die and dozens are hurt as hurricane-strength storms hit Paris and much of northern France.
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Heavy storms, landslides,  flash floods and lightning have killed at least 23 people in  Europe and Turkey, officials said on Monday.
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At least eight people were killed, more than 1,000 homes were flooded and 330,000 others left without power as violent storms swept through northern Europe, bringing hurricane force winds and heavy rain.
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The persistent rain at the French Open stopped only long enough for seven more players to complete their first-round victories.
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Freak storms packing howling winds and heavy rain that lashed Britain and France this week were set to continue after already causing significant destruction and the deaths of at least four people.
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Ten die as hurricane-strength winds and fierce rains batter Sweden, Denmark and the north of England.
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Six people were injured when a freak mini-tornado hit a London street, ripping roofs off houses, uprooting trees and sending debris flying, witnesses and officials have said.
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At least five people are now confirmed dead as wild storms continue to batter eastern Australia, officials say.
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AT least 14 people were reported dead today after fierce storms swept across Denmark, Sweden and the UK, flooding homes, cutting power, disrupting road and rail traffic and causing heavy damage.
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French utilities struggle to restore power after a hurricane that killed six people and thousands without power.
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Strong winds and torrential rain cause havoc, with warnings of more "exceptionally severe" weather to come.
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Violent storms lashed through northern and eastern France on Friday, killing five people and forcing officials to close a Christmas market and Paris tourist attractions, such as an ice-skating rink on the Eiffel Tower.
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Typhoon Utor thundered out of the Philippines leaving six feared dead and thousands stranded on Monday after high winds and waves tore up power lines and communication links in the archipelago.
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France PARIS -- A powerful storm packing hurricane-force winds lashed northern France yesterday, killing at least six people and forcing officials to close the Eiffel Tower. A 61-year-old woman died when her car was crushed by a tree, and another person was decapitated by flying sheet metal, police said. Paris City Hall ordered the Eiffel Tower closed, as well as ...
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France's global seismic monitoring station said two aftershocks measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale were recorded yesterday after a huge quake near Indonesia which caused massive killer waves to sweep parts of ...
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Howling windstorms and heavy rains caused at least four deaths, closed bridges and highways and cut power to about 1.5 million homes and businesses in Washington and Oregon, authorities said Friday.
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PARIS  - Paris took the exceptional step Wednesday of shutting all of the city's parks and its popular temporary beach along the rising Seine River as violent storms hit France.