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Europe's Winter Storm Moves Eastwards, Disrupting Travel

Associated Press

   BERLIN - A strong winter storm that battered Britain with
   hurricane-force winds and heavy rains moved eastward Monday, causing
   severe travel disruption and an array of flood warnings as rivers burst
   their banks or were on the verge of doing so.

   There were reports of deaths directly linked to the storm with one
   driver in south-western Czech Republic killed after his car was hit by
   a falling tree. A man also died early on Monday in the north of
   Slovenia when a tree fell on his car. And in Sweden, one man drowned
   late Sunday after the boat he and another person were sailing in on the
   southern lake of Fegen capsized. The victim was washed ashore and later
   died. The other person is still missing, according to the Aftonbladet
   daily.

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