A 19-year-old woman died when she was struck by a falling tree as she was riding her bicycle in the eastern Dutch city of Lochem during a severe storm, police reported on Wednesday. The country was hit by winds gusting up to 120 kilometres per hour during the afternoon and evening.

Clearer weather is forecast as Storm Conall moves on to the Netherlands. Transport was disrupted on Wednesday as heavy rainfall battered southern parts of the country. A yellow warning has been issued for fog across parts of western and southern England and along the Welsh border until 11am on Thursday.