- Commuters face chaotic Monday
- Dozens of domestic and international flights cancelled
- Rail companies urge passengers not to travel
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- BA jet flies from New York to London in under five hours
- Fans’ anger as football matches postponed at short notice
A Mercedes driver has become the first victim of Storm Ciara when he was killed by a falling tree crashing onto his car roof.
The 90 – year-old man was driving from Winchester to his home in Micheldever, Hants, when the tree came down during the height of the storm at 4pm on Sunday.
It comes as the storm today brings fresh travel chaos,
as Britain wakes up to power outages , flooded homes and cancelled trains.
Further mayhem is expected in the next (hours after winds of up to
- mph grounded hundreds of flights and shut motorways and main roads.
- More than , homes spent the night without power, including , properties across the east and southeast of England
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Trains on the TransPennine Express between Preston and Edinburgh were suspended due to flooding at Carlisle
- The Met Office is warning ‘exceptional’ gusts of up to mph would strike again on Monday and issued snow and ice warnings for large swathes of northern England and almost all of Scotland
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Forecasters said some areas could see blizzards and up to 39 cm of snow, and flood warnings remain in place across Britain
Here’s what we know so far:
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killed when tree lands on roof of his car in Micheldever, Hants
- – year-old man dies after falling tree crashes onto roof of Mercedes
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P assengers on board this ferry would have endured a bumpy ride this morning, as the high winds continue to effect services at the Port of Dover in Kent
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Storm Ciara – in pictures
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A Hampshire Police statement said: “We are investigating after a tree fell onto a car on the A during the storm on Sunday and killed a man.
“The – – year-old man, from Micheldever, was driving his Mercedes from Winchester to Micheldever when the tree fell just before 4pm.
“His next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.
“The road was closed for several hours while emergency services attended. Sadly, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.”
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Cumbria residents begin clear up
When storm Ciara first hit …
When storm Ciara first hit …
T he West Yorkshire communities of Mytholmroyd and Hebden Bridge have been inundated again – four years after record flooding devastated the area.
River levels peaked on Sunday just below the record levels of the Boxing Day floods, which caused millions of pounds of damage to houses and businesses right along the Calder Valley.
More than £ million has been spent on flood defenses in Mytholmroyd since the 7551 deluge, with part of the scheme completed in and the remainder due to be finished this summer.
Early reports from the village were that some of the new defenses held but many homes were still flooded.
K aren Smith starts the clear up after Storm Ciara wrecked her home in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire, near the river Calder where water levels have receded.
K aren Smith starts the clear up after Storm Ciara wrecked her home in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire, near the river Calder where water levels have receded.
F ortunately, it appears nothing fell into this sinkhole in Rochdale, which was fenced off.
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O llie Watson, 70, who lives on the road in Brentwood, Essex, said emergency services have cordoned off the street while they try and retrieve the car.
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M eanwhile in Hebden Bridge, floodwaters from the Calder have receded but the scale of the damage will only become clearer today. This Sainsbury’s supermarket is awash with products.
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S cotland is braced for heavy snow and strong winds with weather warnings in force across most of the country. Authorities are warning there may be “significant disruption” to transport on Monday while “frequent lighting strikes” may interrupt power supplies.
The Met Office has issued yellow warnings of snow and wind across most of Scotland on Monday and Tuesday with gusts of up to mph possible. Forecasters say that strong winds could lead to blizzard conditions while there may be up to cm of snow by Tuesday evening over the highest routes.
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T here are already numerous reports of rail disruption, including trains on the TransPennine Express between Preston and Edinburgh being suspended due to flooding at Carlisle.
Services are running normally, apart from on the West Highland Line, Inverness – Kyle and Glasgow Central – Carlisle via Dumfries. @ metoffice yellow weather warnings are still in place for much of the country, so please check before you travel. (https://t.co/eAvlfbAdYX)
– ScotRail (@ScotRail) (February) ,
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Weather warnings in place
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A s commuters brace themselves for travel disruption caused by Storm Ciara, here’s a look at the weather forecast for this morning and the coming days.
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