In pictures: Storm Ciara sows trail of destruction across Europe

Cars sit in floodwater in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, Britain. Storm Ciara battered the UK and northern Europe with hurricane-level winds and heavy rains that halted flights and trains and produced heaving seas that closed down ports.

Heavy traffic is seen on a waterlogged A40 motorway in Bochum, western Germany. In one of the most violent storms for years, one man died and another was reported missing in southern Sweden when their boat capsized, while three people were seriously injured in Germany by falling trees and branches.

Waves crash against a lighthouse during Storm Ciara at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. Parts of northern France were put on orange alert and 130,000 homes had electricity cut off.

A car drives by a fallen tree, in Kolding, Denmark. The Netherlands closed one of its big storm surge barriers as the tempest approached on Sunday night. Police said it caused Monday morning traffic jams over 600 kilometres of roads.

Waves hit a jetty in Plobannalec-Lesconil, western France. Around 220 flights were cancelled during the morning at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport - Europe's third-busiest - most destined for other European cities.

The roof of a submerged car is pictured in a flooded street in Mytholmroyd, northern England.

A flooded street is seen after Storm Ciara downpour in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, Britain.

Rescuers work on the A2 motorway in Marly, northern France, after a truck was tipped over in the early morning from strong winds brought by storm Ciara.

A view of flooded roads in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, Britain.

A view of a flooded street after the River Ouse burst its banks in the aftermath of Storm Ciara, in York, England.

A screen displays informations reading 'Storm damage' at the central railway station in Bochum, western Germany.

Waves crash over Newhaven Lighthouse on the south coast of England, as Storm Ciara swept over the country.

Cars drive through floodwater as hurricane-force winds and rain affected the country's transport network leading to disruptions and prompting warnings of power cuts and a risk to life, in Manchester, Britain.

A Toyota car in a sinkhole which appeared overnight in Hatch Road, Brentwood, in the aftermath of Storm Ciara.

A car is seen submerged as flood water covers the roads in Mytholmroyd, northern England.

A flooded car is pictured in Mytholmroyd, northern England, after the River Calder burst its banks as Storm Ciara swept over the country.

Passengers wait at the main railway station because of the forecasted heavy storm Ciara in Dortmund, western Germany.

Pedestrians view a fallen tree, following Storm Ciara, on a residential street in London.

A police vehicle is positioned to block entry to a bridge for it to be checked for structural integrity in Appleby, northwest England, after flooding brought by Storm Ciara.

Flooded streets in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, as Storm Ciara hits the UK.

A flooded street is seen after Storm Ciara downpour in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, Britain.

Cars are seen submerged as flood water covers the roads and car parks in Mytholmroyd, northern England, after the River Calder burst its banks as Storm Ciara swept over the country.

Cars drive through floodwater as hurricane-force winds and rain affected the country's transport network leading to disruptions in Manchester.