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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jon Henley and Deborah Cole

Germany braces for more heavy snowfall as Storm Goretti hits northern Europe

Workers clear  snow from the platforms at Hamburg's main railway station during heavy snowfall
Workers clear snow from the platforms at Hamburg's main railway station during heavy snowfall on Friday. Photograph: Daniel Reinhardt/AFP/Getty Images

Germany is expecting heavy snowfalls of up to 20cm after record winds of more than 210kph left almost 400,000 homes in France without electricity, as Storm Goretti battered north-western Europe.

No major or widespread damage to property was reported in France on Friday but one man was seriously hurt after slipping from his roof while trying to replace fallen tiles and 27 others suffered minor injuries, several requiring hospital treatment.

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