BERLIN: Nine people including two firefighters were killed Thursday (Friday in Manila) as violent gales battered northern Europe, snapping air and train links.

Germany halted all long-distance rail traffic for at least a day, while numerous domestic flights were scrapped as hurricane-force winds lashed the country.

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