It was an exceptional, cataclysmic event with massive consequences. In Germany, where some 17 people were reported killed over the weekend, roads were still blocked by trees by winds gusting up to 200kph. In neighbouring Switzerland, where at least 12 people were killed in weekend storms, avalanche warnings were issued and thousands of homes were still without power. In the Italian Alps, four climbers were killed by an avalanche in the Argentera valley on Sunday afternoon. In Britain, the storms killed eight people, and left hundreds of families mopping up after high tides engulfed homes on the south coast.
Flood warnings remain on many rivers.
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