Photo: AFP / David Gannon
Pigeons rest on the roof of a bar where icicles have formed overlooking the Landwehr canal in Berlin's Kreuzberg district on January 9, 2026 as freezing conditions continue in the German capital.
Gale-force winds and storms barrelled through northern Europe on Friday (local time), claiming more lives, causing travel mayhem, shutting schools, and cutting power to hundreds of thousands in freezing temperatures.
Some 50 flights were cancelled at London's Heathrow airport, affecting thousands of passengers. Air travel was disrupted across Europe from the Czech Republic to Moscow, where more than 300 flights were cancelled at four airports serving the Russian capital.
Photo: KIRAN RIDLE
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