European storms leave homes powerless

Fierce storms left more than 250,000 homes and businesses across Northern Europe without power yesterday as crews from Russia to Ireland began cleaning up the wreckage. At least 16 people died in the weekend storms.

In southern Sweden, seven people were reported killed, including four motorists. Another man was killed when bales of hay stacked at his farm overturned, crushing him, police said.

In Denmark, four people were killed by flying debris or falling trees. Residents in western Denmark were piling sandbags to keep floodwaters out of their homes.