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===Germany===
[[File:Sturmschäden durch Orkan Xavier in der Behmstraße, Berlin-Gesundbrunnen 01.jpg|thumb|Damage caused in Berlin]]
In Berlin, Hamburg, Brandenburg und Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, seven people died due to the storm. In Berlin, journalist and author [[Sylke Tempel]] was killed by a falling tree, four persons died under similar circumstances in Brandenburg and one fatality occurred in Hamburg.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.abendblatt.de/vermischtes/article212153859/Bekannte-Politik-Expertin-bei-Sturm-vom-Baum-erschlagen.html |title=So trauern Politiker und Medien-Kollegen um Sylke Tempel |language=German |work=[[Hamburger Abendblatt]] |date=6 October 2017 |accessdate=6 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="SZ"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dw.com/en/deadly-storm-xavier-sweeps-across-northern-germany/a-40822911 |title=Deadly storm Xavier sweeps across northern Germany |work=DW |publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] |agency=[[Deutsche Presseagentur|DPA]], [[Agence France Press|AFP]] |date=5 October 2017 |accessdate=6 October 2017}}</ref> In the harbour town of [[Wilhelmshaven]], the storm toppled a [[gantry crane]] that weighed c. {{convert|1000|t|lbs}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/sturmtief-xavier-hebt-hafenkran-in-wilhelmshaven-aus-den-angeln-a-1171457.html |title=Sturmtief 'Xavier': Tonnenschwerer Hafenkran stürzt in die Jade |language=German |work=[[Spiegel Online]] |date=5 October 2017 |accessdate=6 October 2017 |agency=[[Deutsche Presseagentur|DPA]]}}</ref>
Numerous railway lines in Germany became impassable forcing rail traffic to be shut down.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.newsblog-zum-sturmtief-xavier-mindestens-vier-tote-durch-orkan.c5fa6c84-2d85-42dc-9c85-3a334440716e.html |title=Bahnchaos bis Anfang kommender Woche |language=German |work=[[Stuttgarter Nachrichten]] |date=6 October 2017 |accessdate=6 October 2017}}</ref>
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