The Ciara storm has caused great concern in Europe. Hundreds of flights were canceled across Europe, as were several train lines with tens of thousands of affected travelers as a result.

The electricity for 130,000 households in northern France has been shut down for fear of high waves and winds of 36 meters per second were measured along the coast. In 31 French departments, power lines and trees have been blown down and roofs destroyed in the storm.

Large areas in northern Britain have been hit by widespread flooding and warnings continue to be issued for heavy winds on Monday.

No calm after the storm

"The Ciara storm is on the way, but that does not mean that we are entering a calmer weather period," says Alex Burkill, meteorologist at the British weather service Met office.

- It will be unstable, he says, warning that snowstorms may hit the country.

On Monday morning, there were still 170 flood warnings issued in mainly northern England and along the southern coast.

In Belgium, operations in the North Sea wind farm were shut down for safety reasons after the winds became too harsh and in the capital, Brussels, buildings and houses were damaged in the storm.