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Your pictures: European storm

High seas at Palanga on the Lithuanian coast (Pic: Daiva Andrade Gonzalez)

A violent storm has moved east across Europe, lashing several countries. Picture of the Lithuanian coast at Palanga by BBC News website reader Daiva Andrade Gonzalez.

Flooded streets in Lithuania (Pic: Daiva Andrade Gonzales)

Lithuania was spared the worst of the storm, but sea water flooded the beach at Palanga and the streets beyond.

Tree hit by storm in Antwerp

Tricia in Antwerp, Belgium, sent this photo of a tree demolished by the storm at her son's school.

Truck upturned on a German autobahn (Pic: Colin Scowen)

Eastern Germany and the Czech Republic faced some of the strongest winds. This truck was photographed east of Dresden by Colin Scowen.

Crane brought down in Prague (Pic: Seba Barto)

In the Czech capital, Prague, high winds brought down a crane directly onto a parked car. Picture by Seba Barto.

Cars damaged by a falling crane (Pic: Seba Barto)

Residents awoke to find homes and vehicles badly damaged by the storm.

Rubble by an apartment block in Prague (Pic: Daniel Kelcher)

Others found rubble strewn around their buildings after a wild and windy night. Picture by Daniel Kelcher.




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