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- At least 11 adults and four children have been killed in the stormReuters: UPDATE 5-Storm kills 15 in Spain, France (January 24, 2009)
- Falling trees killed several peopleAFP: Hurricane-force winds kill 15 in Spain, France (January 24, 2009)
- 14,000 were evacuated from the Alicante region when a forest fire was touched off by a downed cableAFP: Hurricane-force winds kill 15 in Spain, France (January 24, 2009)
- Gale force winds measured at more than 62 miles a hourReuters: UPDATE 5-Storm kills 15 in Spain, France (January 24, 2009)
- Gales cut power supplied to around 1.7 million homes in FranceReuters: UPDATE 5-Storm kills 15 in Spain, France (January 24, 2009)
- Tens of thousands of homes in Spain lost powerReuters: UPDATE 5-Storm kills 15 in Spain, France (January 24, 2009)
- Waves rose 70 feet high off Cape Matxitxako, in Spain's Basque countryAFP: Hurricane-force winds kill 15 in Spain, France (January 24, 2009)
- Waves were high as 26 feet on the Bay of BiscayBloomberg: Killer Storm Strikes Spain, France; 12 Reported Dead (January 24, 2009)
- Winds up to 190 km per hour measured in southeastern FranceReuters: UPDATE 5-Storm kills 15 in Spain, France (January 24, 2009)
- Airports at Bordeaux, Biarritz, and Pau were closedReuters: UPDATE 5-Storm kills 15 in Spain, France (January 24, 2009)
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A storm with winds up to 100 miles an hour raced out of the Bay of Biscay in the Atlantic Ocean in the early morning hours of January 24, 2009, headed towards the Mediterranean Sea. The storm crossed southwestern France and northeastern Spain, affecting several major cities and cutting electricity to more than 1.9 million homes. The storm killed more than a dozen people.New York Times: 12 Die in Storms in Western Europe (January 24, 2009)
Four children were killed and many others injured when the roof of a Barcelona sports center collapsed.New York Times: 12 Die in Storms in Western Europe (January 24, 2009)
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Storm Damages
The storm struck southwest France and northwest Spain on Saturday, January 24, 2009. Electric power to more than 1.9 million was cut off, several airports were closed and a nuclear power plant was placed on alert.Bloomberg: Killer Storm Strikes Spain, France; 12 Reported Dead (January 24, 2009)The areas hit hardest were the Aquitaine and Roussilon regions in France, including the cities of Bordeaux and Toulouse; and northwest Galacia in Spain, including Barcelona.Bloomberg: Killer Storm Strikes Spain, France; 12 Reported Dead (January 24, 2009)
The French weather service warned that the storm may have been as strong as one in December 1999, which killed more than 80 people and caused more than $6 billion in damages.Bloomberg: Killer Storm Strikes Spain, France; 12 Reported Dead (January 24, 2009)
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Mediterranean Storm Deaths News
- New York Times: 12 Die in Storms in Western Europe (January 24, 2009)
- Reuters: UPDATE 5-Storm kills 15 in Spain, France (January 24, 2009)
- International Herald Tribune: High winds kill 10 in Spain and France (January 24, 2009)
- AFP: Hurricane-force winds kill 15 in Spain, France (January 24, 2009)
- ABCNews: Death toll rises as storms batter Spain, France (January 24, 2009)
- Bloomberg: Killer Storm Strikes Spain, France; 12 Reported Dead (January 24, 2009)
- EuroNews: Storm kills Spanish children (January 24, 2009)
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