Storm Xaver batters Europe

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Storm batters Europe

Photos show damage of hurricane-force storm Xaver in Europe in December 2013.

A car hit by a fallen tree stops at the side of a road after strong winds caused by hurricane-force Xaver slammed into Szczecin, northern-western Poland, December 6, 2013.

A wave hits the flooded Harbour Road in Helsingborg, Southern Sweden, December 6, 2013.

Seagulls swim alongside abandoned cars on the flooded Harbour Road in Helsingborg, Southern Sweden, December 6, 2013. Winter storm Sven hit Southern Sweden on Thursday night, claiming one life, littering roads with uprooted trees, stalling trains, and leaving tens of thousands without power. Sven, which is known as Xaver in other parts of Europe, has brought the death toll from the hurricane-force storm to six on Friday as it sweeps across northern Europe.

People pass a construction site of a house where the temporary plastic covering on the roof was destroyed by a storm in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. Hurricane-force gusts roared through northern and eastern Europe Friday .

Pedestrians make their way during heavy snowfalls near Berlin's central station Friday Dec. 6, 2013. Weather forecasts predict ongoing stormy weather with low temperatures in Germany.

A man watches a Scandlines ferry as it makes its way through the waves into Helsingborg harbour, December 6, 2013.

A car stands in a street near the port of Hamburg, Germany, early Friday Dec. 6, 2013. A storm with hurricane-force gusts hit Germany's costal ares and tidal floods caused by the storm flooded the port of Hamburg. (AP Photo/dpa, Christian Charisius)

Two men walk down a flooded street, in Helsingborg, Sweden, Friday Dec. 6, 2013. Winter storm Sven hit southern Sweden on Thursday night, claiming one life, littering roads with uprooted trees, stalling trains, and leaving tens of thousands without power. (AP Photo/Johan Nilsson)

A man walks on the North Sea beach near the town of Emden, December 6, 2013. Hurricane-force Storm Xaver blasted towards mainland Europe on Thursday after cutting transport and power in northern Britain and killing three people in what meteorologists warned could be the worst storm to hit the continent in years. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)

A resident watches a car damaged by a blown away rooftop of a building in the coastal town of Cuxhaven at the North Sea, December 6, 2013. Hurricane-force Storm Xaver blasted towards mainland Europe on Friday after cutting transport and power in northern Britain and killing three people in what meteorologists warned could be the worst storm to hit the continent in years. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

The rooftop of a building blown away by a storm is pictured in the coastal town of Cuxhaven at the North Sea, December 6, 2013. Hurricane-force Storm Xaver blasted towards mainland Europe on Friday after cutting transport and power in northern Britain and killing three people in what meteorologists warned could be the worst storm to hit the continent in years. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Residents watch a car damaged by a blown away rooftop of a building in the coastal town of Cuxhaven at the North Sea, December 6, 2013. Hurricane-force Storm Xaver blasted towards mainland Europe on Friday after cutting transport and power in northern Britain and killing three people in what meteorologists warned could be the worst storm to hit the continent in years. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

The North Sea beach is pictured near the town of Emden, December 6, 2013. Hurricane-force Storm Xaver blasted towards mainland Europe on Thursday after cutting transport and power in northern Britain and killing three people in what meteorologists warned could be the worst storm to hit the continent in years. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender

The North Sea beach is pictured near the town of Emden, December 6, 2013. Hurricane-force Storm Xaver blasted towards mainland Europe on Thursday after cutting transport and power in northern Britain and killing three people in what meteorologists warned could be the worst storm to hit the continent in years. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender

The North Sea beach is pictured near the town of Emden, December 6, 2013. Hurricane-force Storm Xaver blasted towards mainland Europe on Thursday after cutting transport and power in northern Britain and killing three people in what meteorologists warned could be the worst storm to hit the continent in years. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender

A seagull flies over the North Sea near the town of Emden, December 6, 2013. Hurricane-force Storm Xaver blasted towards mainland Europe on Thursday after cutting transport and power in northern Britain and killing three people in what meteorologists warned could be the worst storm to hit the continent in years. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender

Waves crash onto the beach after a storm surge in Hemsby, eastern England December 6, 2013. REUTERS/Darren Staples

Furniture sits in the garden of a house that fell into the sea during a storm surge in Hemsby, eastern England December 6, 2013. REUTERS/Darren Staples

Collapsed houses lie on the beach after a storm surge in Hemsby, eastern England December 6, 2013. REUTERS/Darren Staples

A man looks at lifeboat house that fell into the sea during a storm surge in Hemsby, eastern England December 6, 2013. REUTERS/Darren Staples

Street signs at flooded famous landmark "Fischmarkt" (Fish Market) are pictured in the early morning hours in the harbour of Hamburg, December 6, 2013. Hurricane-force storm Xaver blasted towards mainland Europe on Friday after cutting transport and power in northern Britain and killing three people in what meteorologists warned could be the worst storm to hit the continent in years. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

A garden gnome sits on the window of a house that fell into the sea during a storm surge in Hemsby, eastern England December 6, 2013. REUTERS/Darren Staples

Steve Connelly looks at the remains of his home after it fell into the sea during a storm surge in Hemsby, eastern England December 6, 2013. REUTERS/Darren Staples

People take photos at the flooded "Fischmarkt" (Fish Market) in the early morning hours in the harbour of Hamburg, December 6, 2013. Hurricane-force storm Xaver blasted towards mainland Europe on Friday after cutting transport and power in northern Britain and killing three people in what meteorologists warned could be the worst storm to hit the continent in years. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

A worker removes debris of a roof top blown away from a building in the coastal town of Cuxhaven at the North Sea, December 6, 2013. Hurricane-force Storm Xaver blasted towards mainland Europe on Friday after cutting transport and power in northern Britain and killing three people in what meteorologists warned could be the worst storm to hit the continent in years. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

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A car hit by a fallen tree stops at the side of a road after strong winds caused by hurricane-force Xaver slammed into Szczecin, northern-western Poland, December 6, 2013.

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