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Winter storm in Europe claims 3 lives

Winter storm in Europe claims 3 lives
Waves whipped up by the wind of Storm Eleanor lash against the sea wall on Jan. 3, 2018 in New Brighton, United Kingdom. [Phto: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images]

Three people have died as winter storm Eleanor swept across most of northern Europe causing wide-scale disruption.

A skier died in the French Alps and 15 others were injured elsewhere in the country, four of them seriously.

Two people were killed when they were swept away by a huge wave on Spain’s northern coast.

The storm, which hit most of northern Europe after battering the UK, has also cut power to tens of thousands of homes and affected transport.

Winds reached up to 160km/h in the UK and 147km/h in France.

Storm Eleanor is the UK's fifth named storm of the season.

Source: BBC

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