London | An Atlantic storm battered northwestern European on Friday with record winds of up to 122 miles (196 kilometres) per hour, killing at least nine people, knocking out power for tens of thousands and shredding the roof of London’s O2 arena.

Storm Eunice, which brewed in the central Atlantic and was spun up from the Azores towards Europe by the jet stream, posed a danger to life, Britain’s Meteorological Office said.

Reuters