Northern Europe Storms Kill At least 14
British Emergency services rescued hundreds of people from their flooded homes caused by recent torrential rain and hurricane force winds in Carlsile, Cumbria, Sunday, January 9, 2005. At least 14 people died, more than 1,000 homes were flooded and hundreds of thousands left without power after violent storms battered northern Europe over the weekend, bringing hurricane force winds and heavy rain, Sunday, January 9, 2005. Denmark, Sweden and the British Isles were worst affected.