Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World

Storms sweep through western Europe

Storm damage in Europe: High waves hit the waterfront in Ver-sur-Mer village, western France
High waves hit the waterfront in Ver-sur-Mer village, western France
Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images
Storm damage in Europe: A fireman works next to a car damaged by a tree in Frankfurt
Fire crews clear the mess after a tree is brought down by a storm in Frankfurt
Photograph: Ralph Orlowski/Reuters
Storm damage in Europe: A helicopter evacuates inhabitants after flooding in L'Aguillon sur Mer
A French gendarmerie helicopter carries an evacuee to safety in L'Aiguillon sur Mer, France
Photograph: Frederic Girou/MAXPPP/EPA
Storm damage in Europe: A coastal road is partially destroyed near L'Aguillon sur Mer, France
A coastal road is wrecked by storms near L'Aiguillon sur Mer
Photograph: Frederic Girou/MAXPPP/EPA
Storm damage in Europe: People look at a damaged boat in the port of Saint-Martin-de-Re
Hurricane-force winds, surging seas and driving rain beach a trawler at Saint-Martin-de-Re, western France
Photograph: Xavier Leoty/AFP/Getty Images
Storm damage in Europe: A man walks in a flooded camping site in La Faute-sur-Mer, western France
A man walks in a flooded camping site in La Faute-sur-Mer, western France
Photograph: Frank Perry/AFP/Getty Images
Storm damage in Europe: Police officers check damaged cars under a roof in Cologne, Germany
Police officers check damaged cars under a roof in Cologne
Photograph: Federico Gambarini/EPA
Storm damage in Europe: Fireman work on a damaged roof after a storm in the Basque city of Vitoria
Fireman work on a damaged roof after a storm in the Basque city of Vitoria, northern Spain. Three people died during the storm
Photograph: Alvaro Barrientos/AP
Storm damage in Europe: A car under a fallen tree in Darmstadt, Germany
A car under a fallen tree in Darmstadt, Germany
Photograph: Juergen Mahnke/EPA
Storm damage in Europe: Two people look at damage caused by heavy floods  in La Faute-sur-Mer
Surveying the flood damage in La Faute-sur-Mer, western France
Photograph: Frank Perry/AFP/Getty Images
Storm damage in Europe: Firemen try to remove a tree which fell onto a car  in Mainz, Germany
Fierce storms toppled trees in Mainz, Germany
Photograph: Torsten Silz/AFP/Getty Images
Storm damage in Europe: Men clear debris from a home in the village of Chatelaillon sur Mer
Men clear debris from a home in the village of Chatelaillon sur Mer, near La Rochelle, western France
Photograph: Remy De La Mauviniere/AP
Storm damage in Europe: People look at the damage caused to the boardwalk at Les Sables d'Olonne
A boardwalk is stripped to rubble on the seafront at Les Sables d'Olonne in France
Photograph: Stephane Mahe/Reuters
Storm damage in Europe: A Portuguese man amuses himself trying to catch fish trapped in floods
A Portuguese man amuses himself trying to catch fish trapped in floods in Porto, Portugal. Heavy rain and the rising levels of the River Douro triggered floods in the medieval neighbourhood
Photograph: Paulo Duarte/AP
Storm damage in Europe: The roof of an apartment building hangs to the side of the house in Mainz
The roof of an apartment building hangs to the side of the house after a storm passed through Mainz, western Germany
Photograph: Torsten Silz/AFP/Getty Images
Storm damage in Europe: A woman gets into her car at a partly flooded street in Bunsendorf, Germany
A stranded driver in Bunsendorf, Germany. Rain and melting snow created high water levels in many party of Bavaria
Photograph: David Ebener/EPA
Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.