WEB DESK
At least seven people have died across Europe as storm Ciara moved east today after first sweeping across Ireland and the UK.
Transport shut down and schools were forced to close across Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Dutch authorities reported traffic jams of more than 720km across the country yesterday. There is still some flight disruption today after airlines canceled hundreds of journeys.
France’s Mediterranean island of Corsica recorded winds of more than 220km/hour last night, as heavy rains, powerful winds and flooding spread across the continent. Authorities said the winds fuelled a fire in the north of the island.
Corsican ports and flights remained disrupted today. Wind speeds of up to 200 km per hour were also recorded in northern Italy, Poland and Sweden.