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At least 13 people were killed and thousands of homes left without power in the worst storm to hit northern Europe in a decade. Hurricane-force winds and heavy rain brought down trees and powerlines, causing severe travel disruption with trains, flights and ferries being cancelled and major roads closed. Most of those who died were hit by fallen trees. The storm went through southern England and Wales on Sunday night, and into the rush hour, before continuing on and hitting such countries as Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, and France.
In Other News • Human remains have been found in two separate treatment plants in Los Angeles County. An upper torso of a female, possibly Hispanic, was discovered which is believed to be related to remains of another individual found Saturday at a different water treatment plant. The cause of death is unknown and will be determined by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. an investigator with that department, said it will also determine whether the remains belong to the same person. • A gas station clerk's smartphone may have saved his life Monday by blocking a bullet fired at his chest in an attempted armed robbery. The shooting happened after a man entered the store at the Hess gas station in Winter Garden, Florida, early Friday and asked a clerk to help him find a particular beverage. The man then pulled out a revolver and demanded that the clerk open the safe, but the clerk was unable to get the safe door open. Another clerk then entered the store and was also ordered to open the safe. After both the store workers' efforts to open it failed, the man fired a single gunshot as he left the store. Emergency services workers were called to the store, and as they were interviewing one of the clerks, he complained of chest pains. The chest pains were caused by the impact of the bullet on the cell phone, which was in the clerk's chest pocket. He didn't suffer any other injuries and was quickly released after being checked at a hospital.
