In Europe, where the storm was named Hurricane Emma, airports were shut, transport networks were
and power lines cut.
In The Netherlands, the storm delayed planes at Schiphol international airport in Amsterdam. The
dikes
that keep the North Sea from flooding much of the country were being
watched because of high water levels, Radio Netherlands reported.
Germany
In Germany, trains were delayed by
uprooted
trees and an intercity express
collided
with a fallen tree between the cities of Cologne and Koblenz,
injuring
the driver.
Nearly 130 flights to or from Frankfurt airport were either
cancelled
cancelled or diverted
, when the storm, packing winds of between 155km/h and 180km/h
lashed
parts of central Europe.
The storms left a
mounting
death toll
across the region.
Austria
Austrian media reported that four people had died as a result of the storm, three of them
foreigners
on holiday.
In the Czech Republic, an 11-year-old girl was killed by a falling tree north of prague, and flying metal
sheets
struck and killed an 80-year-old priest in a town east of the central European country's capital.
Europe began feeling the effects of Emma late on Friday night, local time, according to Germany's national weather service. German authorities were
urging
residents to stay indoors until the worst of the storm had passed.