The winter storm from the Atlantic brought strong winds, rain and snowfall to northern France and southern England.
A low pressure system, named Typhoon Goretti, with gusts of up to 159 km/h was recorded in the archipelago off the southwestern tip of England.
Local authorities reported on traffic congestion, unstable buildings and power outages, causing many people to lack domestic water.
More than 57,000 people lost power across southwestern England, the Midlands and Wales, according to National Grid, the operator of the power transmission network in the UK.
When it reached England, the winter storm Goretti collided with a cold air mass from the Arctic, leading to snowfall in the northern regions and heavy rain for the southern region.
Heavy snowfall in northern Scotland, more than 250 schools across Scotland closed on January 9, with some schools closing for the 5th consecutive day.
Many interruptions occurred after the UK Meteorological Agency (Met Office) issued a weather warning at the highest level for southwestern England on the evening of January 8.
Strong winds caused by Hurricane Goretti have also devastated northwestern France since January 9. At times, about 380,000 households lost power in France. Most power outages are concentrated in the Normandy region.
The French national weather forecast agency Meteo-France, issued a weather warning before the storm, calling on people to stay home. A gust of wind up to 213 km/h was recorded in Gatteville-le-Phare in Normandy.
The severe cold is covering Europe, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, where temperatures in some places drop to minus 2 digits at night.
Heavy snowfall on the morning of January 9 in Prague and the western regions of the Czech Republic caused traffic disruptions in the capital and many other places. Many flights were delayed and canceled at Prague Vaclav Havel airport.
In Germany, the railway company Deutsche Bahn has temporarily suspended long-distance rail service in the north of the country, trapping thousands of passengers.
Many other roads and railways in the country were also affected by strong winds and heavy snowfall. Public bus traffic was canceled in many areas and schools remained closed in some areas.
According to DPA news agency, ferry services on the North Sea coast of Lower Saxony have been almost stalled due to some islands not being accessible by boat due to strong east winds, including Langeoog, Spiekeroog, Norderney and Wangerooge.
