Transport delays as storm batters Germany

A strong winter storm that battered Europe with hurricane-force winds and heavy rains has killed at least five people and caused severe travel disruptions on Monday.

storm caused dam in a number of cities in Germany and power outs to around 50,000 homes in rrn Bavaria.

Train travel across Europe's biggest ecomy was also severely disrupted, leaving many commuters unable to get to work.

Deutsche Bahn said on Monday it was slowly resuming long-distance rail services in rth of country but warned travellers to expect furr disruptions.

Airlines cancelled hundreds of flights from German airports.

storm, which was dubbed Sabine in Germany, also led to school closures in several cities and regions, including Germany's rth Rhine-Westphalia state, where several people were injured by falling branches and toppling trees.

Meteorologists expect gusts up to 140 kilometers per hour (87 miles per hour) in mountaius areas of sourn Germany later on Monday.

storm, which killed five people in Poland, Sweden and Slovenia, and battered UK, has w largely passed through France, though meteorologists warned that Mediterranean island of Corsica could see winds as high as 200 kilometres per hour (124.2 miles per hours) later Monday.