Hundreds of flights are canceled and more than a millions homes and businesses are without power this Christmas Day. Storms all over the world have caused deaths, ruined travel plans, and knocked out power; with no end to come for another few days.
Flood and weather warnings across the UK resulted from high winds and heavy rains. Around 150,000 homes are without electricity and five people have died due to the storms since Monday.
Gatwick’s North Terminal lost power, causing cancelations before flights could be transferred to the South Terminal.
Across the Channel, high winds caused more deaths, blackouts, flight delays and cancelations, and rail and ferry service cancelations.
In North America, snow and ice storms have knocked out power, delayed and canceled flights, and wreaked havoc on holiday driving plans.
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