Cars are abandoned as flood waters receed in New Brighton, north west England, on Thursday (Friday in Manila) after high winds and flooding hit the north of England and Scotland.  AFP PHOTO
Cars are abandoned as flood waters receed in New Brighton, north west England, on Thursday (Friday in Manila) after high winds and flooding hit the north of England and Scotland. AFP PHOTO

LONDON: A fierce storm battered  northern Europe with hurricane force  winds on Thursday (Friday in Manila), leaving five people dead or missing, disrupting travel and forcing thousands to flee their homes over fears of the worst tidal surge in decades.

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