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Dutch people are sharing terrifying storm footage from the Netherlands

As a dangerous storm blows across the Netherlands, the Dutch people are documenting the storm damage in real time

Laura Vitto

on January 18, 2018

sAs a dangerous storm blows across the Netherlands, the Dutch people are documenting the truly horrifying storm damage in real time.

Per the BBC, three people in Netherlands and one person in Germany have died in the storm. Al Jazeera reports others have been injured, including three people who were hurt by falling ceiling panels at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.

The storm is sweeping across Northern Europe, which tends to experience powerful winter storms at this time of year. The strong winds are expected to sweep across Germany, as well, among other parts of the region.

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Meanwhile, the storm has caused severe travel delays with hundreds of flights cancelled out of Amsterdam.

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Disturbing videos of the powerful storm, tagged #CodeRood (Dutch for code red), show winds tearing roofs off of buildings and blowing cyclists into streets.

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Andrew Freedman contributed reporting.

Laura Vitto

Laura Vitto was Mashable's Deputy Culture Editor.