The Latest: Severe storm batters much of Britain
LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the storm battering Europe (all times local):
10:15 a.m.
A severe storm packing winds of up to 100 miles per hour has battered Britain and Ireland overnight.
The storm, which included heavy rain, hail and lightning left tens of thousands of households in Ireland and Britain without power, and also led to some bridge and road closures.
Extremely high tides also caused the partial collapse of a harbor wall in Cornwall in southwestern Britain.
Overturned vehicles forced officials to close portions of three major highways in England.