A woman struggles against the wind in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Thursday, December 5. Large storms with gale winds up to 90 mph are moving across northwestern Europe, causing disruptions in rail and road traffic.
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A woman struggles against the wind in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Thursday, December 5. Large storms with gale winds up to 90 mph are moving across northwestern Europe, causing disruptions in rail and road traffic.
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Firefighters fortify an embankment in Cuxhaven-Sahlenburg, Germany, on December 5.
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Firefighters fortify an embankment in Cuxhaven-Sahlenburg, Germany, on December 5.
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People fight against strong winds on a pier in Blankenberge, Belgium, on December 5.
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People fight against strong winds on a pier in Blankenberge, Belgium, on December 5.
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Snow sweeps through Glasgow, Scotland, on December 5.
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Snow sweeps through Glasgow, Scotland, on December 5.
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Members of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute rescue a woman and her dog from floodwaters in Rhyl, Wales, on December 5.
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Members of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute rescue a woman and her dog from floodwaters in Rhyl, Wales, on December 5.
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A rescue vessel patrols the rough waters around the North Sea island of Norderney, Germany, on December 5.
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A rescue vessel patrols the rough waters around the North Sea island of Norderney, Germany, on December 5.
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A man works to remove a tree that was blown over by the wind December 5, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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A man works to remove a tree that was blown over by the wind December 5, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Police work at the scene where a semi-truck was blown onto other vehicles in West Lothian, Scotland, on December 5. The truck driver was killed in the accident.
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Police work at the scene where a semi-truck was blown onto other vehicles in West Lothian, Scotland, on December 5. The truck driver was killed in the accident.
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A woman fights the wind as she cycles in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on December 5.
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A woman fights the wind as she cycles in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on December 5.
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The tide rushes over a sea wall in Blackpool, England, on December 5.
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The tide rushes over a sea wall in Blackpool, England, on December 5.
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A rescue team helps a man across floodwaters in Rhyl on December 5.
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A rescue team helps a man across floodwaters in Rhyl on December 5.
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A man walks with a broken umbrella December 5 in Utrecht, Netherlands.
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A man walks with a broken umbrella December 5 in Utrecht, Netherlands.
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The tide turns to froth December 5 on the Blackpool promenade.
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The tide turns to froth December 5 on the Blackpool promenade.
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A person walks along a dike December 5 in Scheveningen, Netherlands.
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A person walks along a dike December 5 in Scheveningen, Netherlands.
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