The ferry in Hamburg, which went out in a storm, knocked out the windows and flooded the cabin

Hurricane Ilenia hit Germany, tens of thousands of homes are de-energized in several regions and trains are not running. In Hamburg, the ferry, which went out in a storm, knocked out the windows and flooded the cabin.

In the north-west of Russia, a high-alert mode has been introduced due to the approach of a cyclone. In St. Petersburg, they announced a "yellow danger level due to the expected rise of water in the Neva.