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A plane attempted repeatedly to land at Amsterdam airport during Storm Ciara, only to have to turn back and land at the airport from which it took off.
Air Europa flight UX1093 departed Madrid just after 3pm yesterday to fly the 900-mile journey to Amsterdam.
Due to high winds from Storm Ciara, which battered the UK yesterday, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft was forced to abort multiple landing attempts at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport.
The plane, which had 300 passengers onboard, was forced to turn back to its departure airport, where it landed more than five and a half hours later.
Footage shared on social media by a passenger shows a shaky, dark cabin. One passenger can be heard screaming “oh my god” and crying during the aborted landings.
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A Toyota car in a sinkhole which appeared overnight in Hatch Road, Brentwood, in the aftermath of Storm Ciara
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Dozens of domestic and international flights have been cancelled as Storm Ciara is set to batter the UK and Ireland with heavy rain and winds of more than 80 miles per hour
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Large waves and sea spray caused by Storm Ciara hit vehicles being driven along the seafront in Newhaven
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Flooded streets in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
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A flooded street is seen after Storm Ciara downpour in Hebden Bridge
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Flooded houses in Mytholmroyd
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Firefighters rescuing a person from a car in a flooded street in Blackpool
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A sign nearly submerged on the coast in Bosham, Sussex
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Newly constructed flood defenses on the River Calder by Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire
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Flooding on the coast in Bosham, Sussex
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Storm Ciara has also hit areas across Europe. Rescuers work on the A2 motorway in Marly, northern France, after a truck was tipped over in the early morning
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Waves crash into the wall at Newhaven in East Sussex, as Storm Ciara hits the UK
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A man looks at debris and damage at his home in Mytholmroyd
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Flood water rushes down a street past houses in Mytholmroyd, northern England
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Flood water surrounds cars parked outside a flooded Co-Op shop in Mytholmroyd
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People enjoy leaning into the wind as Storm Ciara arrives in West Bay
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Waves crash over Newhaven Lighthouse
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Workmen clear up after tree fell on speed camera and damaged it on The Meadway in Tilehurst, Reading
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Part of Bridge House Guest House and Sonia’s Bistro in Hawick collapsing into the fast-flowing River Teviot as Storm Ciara battered Scotland with high winds and heavy rain
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Damage to Bridge House Guest House and Sonia’s Bistro
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A flooded car in Mytholmroyd
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Waves crash against the harbour wall in Porthcawl
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A fan arrives in the heavy rain for the Premier League match at Bramall Lane ahead of Sheffield United’s Premier League game against Bournemouth
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Flooded streets in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
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A fallen tree in the Longlevens area of Gloucester
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Flooded streets in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
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Flooded streets in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
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A fan arrives in the heavy rain for the Premier League match at Bramall Lane
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The river Tweed bursts its banks in the Scottish Border
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Cars make their way through floodwaters as Storm Ciara hits in Accrington
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Poor weather conditions at Bramall Lane
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People walk along the debris-covered promenade after waves broke across it at hight tide, in Blackpool
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A trampoline on the railwayline between Sevenoat and Orpington
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Fans arrives in the heavy rain for the Premier League match at Bramall Lane
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High water levels in Hawes, North Yorkshire
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Combination photo showing a crane at a building site in Worthing, West Sussex, which is rotating on its own in the wind
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Manchester City’s match against West Ham has been called off due to the extreme weather
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Flooded streets in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
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Waves hitting the Cobb in Lyme Regis
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Flooded pitch at Bramall Lane
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Waves crash against the breakwater during Storm Ciara at Wimereux, France
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The river Tweed busts its banks in the Scottish Borders
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Sheep cut off by a flooding River Tweed in The Scottish Borders
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A lifeboat passes white cliffs, as Storm Ciara hits Newhaven
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People walk on the Erasmusbrug in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Waves crash into the wall at Porthleven in Cornwall
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A woman holds a hand rail to steady herself as she walks along the harbour wall in Polperro, south west England
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People walk along the promenade as waves in break in a stormy sea alongside the lighthouse in New Brighton, north west England
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Traffic passes through water on the A66 near Bowes in County Durham
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Cladding lies on the ground after falling from the Copthorne Hotel next to the Bramall Lane
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Damage to one of the stands at Wisbech Town Football Club in Cambridgeshire
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Waves crash into the wall at Newhaven
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A fallen tree crushed a car in Wigan
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A man walks with a child and a dog on a dike against strong wind during the storm Ciara in Harlingen, The Netherlands
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Waves crash over the harbour wall by a lighthouse as Storm Ciara hits Newhaven
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Onlookers watch the storm-churned waters at Newhaven
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Police attending the scene of a fallen tree blocking Furze Platt Road, Maidenhead
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People get blown by the wind as waves crash over the harbour wall as Storm Ciara hits Newhaven
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A motorcycle parked in a flooded street in Mytholmroyd
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Large waves and sea spray caused by Storm Ciara hit vehicles being driven along the seafront in Newhaven
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Tree on the Motorway 0411, Brussels to Luxembourg in Bierge, Belgium
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Body boarders ride the stormy waves at Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire as Storm Ciara approaches the Welsh coastline
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Waves crash against wind turbines at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
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People walking alone Salthill promenade in County Galway as Ireland and the UK brace for Storm Ciara
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Construction workers begin the process of dismantling steps at Galway’s South Park after organisers of the opening ceremony to mark Galway’s year as European Capital of Culture cancelled the ceremony due to bad weather with Storm Ciara due to arrive later on Saturday
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A fallen tree on power lines in Newborough near Peterborough
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Geese take advantage of the conditions as floodwater fills the streets of Hebden Bridge
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People walking their dogs on Salthill promenade
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Blackrock Diving Tower in Salthill County Galway being battered by waves
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A body boarder rides the stormy waves at Broad Haven
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The river Tweed floods in the Scottish Borders
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Flooded streets in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
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A woman walks through floodwater in Bosham, Sussex
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Flooded houses in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire after the River Calder burst its banks
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Flooding on the road through Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire
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A Toyota car in a sinkhole which appeared overnight in Hatch Road, Brentwood, in the aftermath of Storm Ciara
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Dozens of domestic and international flights have been cancelled as Storm Ciara is set to batter the UK and Ireland with heavy rain and winds of more than 80 miles per hour
AFP via Getty
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Large waves and sea spray caused by Storm Ciara hit vehicles being driven along the seafront in Newhaven
Reuters
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Flooded streets in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
PA
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A flooded street is seen after Storm Ciara downpour in Hebden Bridge
The Afghan Rug Shop via Reuters
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Flooded houses in Mytholmroyd
AFP via Getty Images
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Firefighters rescuing a person from a car in a flooded street in Blackpool
South Shore Fire Station/PA
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A sign nearly submerged on the coast in Bosham, Sussex
PA
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Newly constructed flood defenses on the River Calder by Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire
AFP/Getty
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Flooding on the coast in Bosham, Sussex
PA
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Storm Ciara has also hit areas across Europe. Rescuers work on the A2 motorway in Marly, northern France, after a truck was tipped over in the early morning
AFP via Getty Images
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Waves crash into the wall at Newhaven in East Sussex, as Storm Ciara hits the UK
PA
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A man looks at debris and damage at his home in Mytholmroyd
AFP via Getty Images
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Flood water rushes down a street past houses in Mytholmroyd, northern England
AFP via Getty Images
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Flood water surrounds cars parked outside a flooded Co-Op shop in Mytholmroyd
AFP via Getty Images
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People enjoy leaning into the wind as Storm Ciara arrives in West Bay
Getty Images
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Waves crash over Newhaven Lighthouse
AFP via Getty
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Workmen clear up after tree fell on speed camera and damaged it on The Meadway in Tilehurst, Reading
PA
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Part of Bridge House Guest House and Sonia’s Bistro in Hawick collapsing into the fast-flowing River Teviot as Storm Ciara battered Scotland with high winds and heavy rain
Ryan McGee/PA
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Damage to Bridge House Guest House and Sonia’s Bistro
Rob Tait/PA
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A flooded car in Mytholmroyd
AFP via Getty
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Waves crash against the harbour wall in Porthcawl
Getty
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A fan arrives in the heavy rain for the Premier League match at Bramall Lane ahead of Sheffield United’s Premier League game against Bournemouth
PA
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Flooded streets in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
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A fallen tree in the Longlevens area of Gloucester
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Flooded streets in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
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Flooded streets in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
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A fan arrives in the heavy rain for the Premier League match at Bramall Lane
PA
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The river Tweed bursts its banks in the Scottish Border
Getty
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Cars make their way through floodwaters as Storm Ciara hits in Accrington
EPA
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Poor weather conditions at Bramall Lane
Action Images via Reuters
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People walk along the debris-covered promenade after waves broke across it at hight tide, in Blackpool
AFP via Getty Images
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A trampoline on the railwayline between Sevenoat and Orpington
Network Rail Kent and Sussex/PA
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Fans arrives in the heavy rain for the Premier League match at Bramall Lane
PA
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High water levels in Hawes, North Yorkshire
bezberesford/PA
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Combination photo showing a crane at a building site in Worthing, West Sussex, which is rotating on its own in the wind
PA
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Manchester City’s match against West Ham has been called off due to the extreme weather
Reuters
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Flooded streets in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
PA
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Waves hitting the Cobb in Lyme Regis
Getty
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Flooded pitch at Bramall Lane
Reuters
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Waves crash against the breakwater during Storm Ciara at Wimereux, France
Reuters
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The river Tweed busts its banks in the Scottish Borders
Getty
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Sheep cut off by a flooding River Tweed in The Scottish Borders
Getty
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A lifeboat passes white cliffs, as Storm Ciara hits Newhaven
AP
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People walk on the Erasmusbrug in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
EPA
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Waves crash into the wall at Porthleven in Cornwall
PA
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A woman holds a hand rail to steady herself as she walks along the harbour wall in Polperro, south west England
AFP via Getty
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People walk along the promenade as waves in break in a stormy sea alongside the lighthouse in New Brighton, north west England
AFP via Getty
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Traffic passes through water on the A66 near Bowes in County Durham
PA
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Cladding lies on the ground after falling from the Copthorne Hotel next to the Bramall Lane
Action Images via Reuters
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Damage to one of the stands at Wisbech Town Football Club in Cambridgeshire
PA
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Waves crash into the wall at Newhaven
PA
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A fallen tree crushed a car in Wigan
vickigregson/PA
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A man walks with a child and a dog on a dike against strong wind during the storm Ciara in Harlingen, The Netherlands
ANP/AFP via Getty
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Waves crash over the harbour wall by a lighthouse as Storm Ciara hits Newhaven
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Onlookers watch the storm-churned waters at Newhaven
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Police attending the scene of a fallen tree blocking Furze Platt Road, Maidenhead
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People get blown by the wind as waves crash over the harbour wall as Storm Ciara hits Newhaven
AP
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A motorcycle parked in a flooded street in Mytholmroyd
AFP via Getty Images
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Large waves and sea spray caused by Storm Ciara hit vehicles being driven along the seafront in Newhaven
REUTERS
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Tree on the Motorway 0411, Brussels to Luxembourg in Bierge, Belgium
EPA
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Body boarders ride the stormy waves at Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire as Storm Ciara approaches the Welsh coastline
Reuters
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Waves crash against wind turbines at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Reuters
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People walking alone Salthill promenade in County Galway as Ireland and the UK brace for Storm Ciara
PA
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Construction workers begin the process of dismantling steps at Galway’s South Park after organisers of the opening ceremony to mark Galway’s year as European Capital of Culture cancelled the ceremony due to bad weather with Storm Ciara due to arrive later on Saturday
PA
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A fallen tree on power lines in Newborough near Peterborough
PA
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Geese take advantage of the conditions as floodwater fills the streets of Hebden Bridge
AFP via Getty Images
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People walking their dogs on Salthill promenade
PA
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Blackrock Diving Tower in Salthill County Galway being battered by waves
PA
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A body boarder rides the stormy waves at Broad Haven
Reuters
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The river Tweed floods in the Scottish Borders
Getty Images
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Flooded streets in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
PA
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A woman walks through floodwater in Bosham, Sussex
PA
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Flooded houses in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire after the River Calder burst its banks
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Flooding on the road through Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire
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Passenger Mark Haagen told local news outlet RTLNieuws that the pilot made five “touch and gos”, a manouevre where the plane’s wheels briefly touch the runway only to take off again quickly.
“The turbulence above Schiphol was enormous,” he said.
“The pilot really stopped the landing twice at the very last moment. We took off again at 150 metres above the runway. Really not cool.
“”People screamed and were puking. The turbulence was enormous, everything vibrated and went back and forth. The luggage flew back and forth.
“I am used to flying, but I have never experienced this.”
An Air Europa spokesperson told The Independent: “The Flight UX1093 from Madrid to Amsterdam couldn’t land at Amsterdam airport due to bad weather and returned to Madrid.
“Passengers were attended to at all times, accommodated in hotels and alternatives to reach their destinations the day after were managed by our staff.”
Multiple aircraft were forced to abort landings during high winds from Storm Ciara yesterday.
Footage shared on social media shows aircraft grappling with heavy rain and gales, which reached 90mph on Sunday and caused widespread disruption.
Big Jet TV shared a clip of a British Airways Boeing 777 coming into land at Heathrow in a haze of rain, before taking off again to perform a “go-around”.
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