Northern Germany is bracing itself for possibly one of its heaviest storms in the past decade.<br /><br />Hurricane Xaver is fast approaching bringing with it snow and floods.<br /><br />Winds of up to 140 kilometres per hour are forecast causing air and road transport chaos.<br /><br />The storm flood is expected to hit Bremen and Hamburg early on Friday.<br /><br />The region was hit by storm “Christian” in October, which killed eight people. However Xaver is expected to be more vigorous.
