Storm Poly lashes the Netherlands and parts of Germany, causing 2 deaths and canceled flights

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A powerful summer storm lashing the Netherlands and parts of Germany has killed at least two people, blown trees onto houses and forced one of Europe’s busiest airports to cancel or delay hundreds of flights. The national meteorological institute issued its highest-level alert in three provinces as Storm Poly hit the country with heavy rain and powerful winds. A police spokesperson in the city of Haarlem says a woman was killed when a tree fell on a car. A pedestrian was killed by a falling tree in northwestern Germany. Dutch media showed images of uprooted trees and wind-blown debris littering streets in Haarlem, Amsterdam and The Hague on Wednesday after the storm barreled through during the morning rush hour.