Storm batters Britain, France disrupting normal life
Storm batters Britain, France disrupting normal life
London: A major storm with hurricane-force gusts is lashing southern Britain, parts of France and Netherlands, causing flooding and travel delays, including the cancellation of roughly 130 flights at London's Heathrow Airport. Express train services between
The storm has hurricane-force gusts but is not classified as a hurricane.
It was not formed over warm expanses of open ocean like the hurricanes that often develop in the Caribbean and threaten the east coast of the United States.