Storm which ravaged countries in the north-western parts of Europe has killed not less than 13 people, CEOAFRICA.com gathered.

In the German city of Gelsenkirchen, two people died when a tree fell on their car, while two children inside the car were injured.

Sources disclosed that a woman was swept out to a sea in French city of Brittany, while Netherlands also had its own share when a tree fell and crushed a woman by a canal. Over 42,000 homes in northern France are in total darkness due to power cuts.

Activities were paralysed in London and Germany as many trains were cancelled. Even planes were seen wobbling on their way to London Heathrow airport.

Further report indicated that at least 50 flights were cancelled in Netherlands, while several of them were delayed in Germany.

In the UK as many as 600,000 homes suffered power cuts, though many were later reconnected.

Also, a 17-year-old girl was crushed when a tree fell on the caravans her family was living in while renovation work was taking place at their home, while a man and a woman were trapped to death when an uprooted tree caused a gas explosion in Hounslow, West London.