Hurricane "Xaver"
Xaver brought a fierce and stormy night to many parts of Germany. The North Sea continued to batter against dikes in the early hours of Friday, with storm winds snapping trees and damaging buildings in the country's north.
In the port city of Hamburg, the flood reached a level of 6.09 meters above sea level by 6:30 a.m., however, despite danger warnings being issued ahead of the surge, the water level has already begun to recede. The storm has caused only a few accidents involving injuries in Germany.
The German transport ministry said until Sunday people should limit travel by road and rail to journeys which are "absolutely necessary" as train services were also restricted. In preparation for the storm In Hamburg schools and Christmas markets were closed and ferries to Germany's North Sea islands were kept in port. Warnings were also made in adjoining states of Schleswig-Holstein and Bremen.
After causing huge damage in western Europe, hurricane Xaver hit Poland in the early hours of Friday morning with winds of around 100 km per hour and gusts of 130 km per hour claiming the lives of at least five people in Poland and leaving an estimated 400,000 people without electricity.
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Small tornado hit New Plymouth, New Zealand causing some damage to properties.
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