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Photo Gallery Winter Storm Kills 6

The massive storm Emma caused gale-force winds on Saturday, knocking down treens, disrupting power, damaging homes and train lines and killing six.
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A damaged ICE: A high-speed train was struck by a falling tree near Cologne, injuring the driver.

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Saturday's massive low-pressure storm system left train services disrupted across the country.

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In Oberursal near Frankfurt, a firefighter saws apart a fallen tree.

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The Eidersperrwerk shown during Emma on Saturday in Toenning near Hamburg. The Eidersperrwerk was built in 1967 to protect the environment against storm floods. Meteorologists said they expected storm floods on Saturday night as the storm intensifies.

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Safety workers remove a fallen tree in Frankfurt.

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In the western city of Wuppertal, Emma tore sheeting from the roofs of row houses.

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The storm also struck Switzerland and Austria, turning over this boat in Zurich.

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The storm also hit higher elevations hard, including the town of Schierke in the Harz mountains.

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It also damaged the roof of this cargo hall at the Düsseldorf International Airport.

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In Hamburg, a woman fails in her effort to shield herself from the high winds with an umbrella.

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Emergency workers remove a fallen tree that struck a police car.

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Emma knocked down trees all across the country.

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And it forced the cancellation of this weekend's Women's Giant Slalom World Championships, which were slated to take place in the town of Zwiesel in southern Germany.

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Police here inspect construction scaffolding that collapsed in the high wind.

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In Austria, wind displaced giant boulders that crashed down on this taxi, killing a tourist and injuring other passengers.

Foto: AP
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