FLASH
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A powerful storm has lashed Britain, northern Germany and southern Scandinavia for the third day in a row, with strong winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms causing flooding, power outages, evacuations and disruptions to flights, rail services and ferry lines.
Since Thursday, at least four people have died from the storm, dubbed "Babet" by the UK Met Office. The latest victim was a 33-year-old woman who was killed when a tree fell on her car on Germany's third-largest island, Fehmarn. Three storm-related deaths were also reported in England and Scotland.
Flood defense mechanisms failed to contain the raging waters in Denmark and Germany. In Flensburg, a German city south of the border with Denmark, the water rose to 2 meters above the highest level recorded in a century. Electricity was cut off in flooded parts of the city for safety reasons.
Ferry lines and rail service were temporarily suspended not only in the German and Danish areas affected by the bad weather, but also in southern Sweden. Copenhagen Airport canceled 142 flights, while in Scotland, full 100 millimeters of rain are expected to fall during the day. Several cities remain under a red weather alert, the highest level that means life is at risk.
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