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Hurricane Niklas - the storm which has raged across Germany today - has now claimed at least three victims as intense, windy weather continues to batter Europe.

Police have confirmed that one victim is a man who died near Magdeburg, east Germany, killed after a concrete wall was blown over by the stormy weather.

Among other confirmed victims are two road maintenance workers who died when a tree fell onto their car in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

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The hurricane has now forced several key transport services to close for the day as a safety measure.

German weather service spokesman Peter Hartmann said winds reached up to 160 kilometres an hour on higher ground.

He said: "This is one of the heaviest storms in recent years."

Hurricane-force winds have also battered the Netherlands, where the Dutch meteorological office issued a code red warning.

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A spokesman for Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, Europe's fourth largest, said some 90 flights had been cancelled because of the wind.

In the UK, strong winds of up to 97mph raged, while in Belgium the wind uprooted trees, knocked over lamp posts and cut power lines to hundreds of homes.

In Leeds, incredible footage emerged today showing planes being buffeted by scouring winds as they came in to land at Leeds Bradford Airport.

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The planes can be seen taking a wobble as they make their descent, forcing the pilots to skillfully come in at a sideways angle to counteract the powerful gusts.

Some flights at Leeds Bradford Airport were cancelled this morning due to the high winds, and one Ryanair flight was diverted to Newcastle Airport after being forced to circle Leeds thanks to the wind.

Arrivals from Southampton, Aberdeen and London, from operators Flybe and British Airways, which had been due to arrive in Leeds Bradford early this morning were cancelled.