Hurricane-force winds pound UK and Europe, halt travel Storm Ciara is battering the U.K. and northern Europe with hurricane-level winds and heavy rainsLONDON -- Storm Ciara battered the U.K. and northern Europe with hurricane-level winds and heavy rains that halted flights and trains Sunday and produced heaving seas that closed down ports. London's Heathrow Airport and several airlines consolidated flights Sunday to reduce the number cancelled by heavy winds. Breaking with her usual Sunday routine, Queen Elizabeth II did not attend church in Sandringham due to high winds. A cow was spotted on a main highway in southern England after high winds blew down fences. A German soccer league match between title challenger Borussia Moenchengladbach and Cologne was also canceled.

Source: ABC News February 09, 2020 08:12 UTC