At least 13 people were killed by falling trees, flying debris and high winds in Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland, AFP reported on Saturday, citing emergency services.

Emergency crews on Saturday battled to restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes in Britain after Storm Eunice carved a deadly trail across Western Europe and left transport networks in disarray.

France was also grappling with rail disruption, and about 75,000 households were without power. The UK was worst hit by power cuts, with nearly 400,000 homes cut off nationwide after one of the most powerful tempests since the "Great Storm" hit Britain and northern France in 1987. Storm Eunice also sparked the first-ever "red" weather warning for London on Friday.