Sabtu, 19 Februari 2022

Storm Eunice: Power cuts continue amid new yellow warnings - BBC News

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Energy companies are working to restore power to thousands of homes, as forecasters issue new yellow weather warnings for parts of the UK.

Gusts of up to 70mph are predicted in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on Sunday, while heavy rain is due in Cumbria, Lancashire and West Yorkshire.

It comes after one of the worst storms to hit the UK in decades killed three people on Friday.

Storm Eunice tore through the UK, toppling trees and destroying roofs.

The Met Office's Greg Dewhurst said there would be "a slight easing in the wind" on Saturday night, but added "it's not long before they pick up again tomorrow to lead to another windy day across the UK".

"This will have an impact on the clearing up process over the course of the day."

A yellow warning for wind has been issued for England and Wales on Sunday from midday until 15:00 GMT on Monday, while Northern Ireland and north-west England are covered by the same warning until midnight Sunday.

In addition, there is a yellow warning in place for rain, from midnight Saturday until 18:00 GMT on Sunday, for Cumbria, Lancashire and West Yorkshire.

In an update on Saturday, the Energy Networks Association said about 155,000 customers remained without power in the south and east of England and Wales, while some 1.22 million had been reconnected.

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There was ongoing "major disruption" to rail services "across most of Great Britain" on Saturday, as operators cleared debris from the tracks and brought trains back to the intended destination.

Some routes operated a limited service, but most continued to advise customers not to travel unless essential.

Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester airports said operations were mostly back to normal, after more than 500 flights to and from the UK were cancelled on Friday - on a weekend likely to be busy with half term traffic.

Friday's Storm Eunice was preceded by a rare red weather warnings for coastal areas of south-west England and south Wales, along with south-east England, indicating a danger to life

Five flood warnings were still in place in England on Saturday afternoon.

Insurance payouts for damage caused by the storm could total between £200m and £350m, according to early estimates from the consultancy firm PwC.

Mohammad Khan, General Insurance Leader at PwC UK, said insurance losses would mainly relate to "damage to homes, commercial properties and vehicles from falling trees and flying debris".

Last year, the Association of British Insurers estimated the cost to the insurance industry from Storms Dennis and Ciara at a combined £360m.

What do the weather warnings mean?

Police forces and local authorities across the country reported being inundated with phone calls related to the storm.

London Fire Brigade declared a major incident - receiving 1,958 calls on Friday, three times more than the previous day.

The South Central England ambulance service declared a critical incident due to demand on its emergency services.

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A roadside filled with debris from the rooftops of three houses which were torn off during storm Eunice, on Kilburn Park Road in north west London.
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A female passenger in her 30s died in Highgate, north London after a tree fell on a car on Friday afternoon, police said. The driver, a man in his 30s, was taken to hospital.

A man died in Merseyside after debris hit the windscreen of a car he was a passenger in. The driver was not injured.

In Alton, Hampshire, two men were in a pickup truck when it was crushed by a falling tree. The passenger died at the scene while the driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

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Among those injured were a woman with her baby, who was hit by a tree in Bedford - hurting her but leaving the baby unharmed.

A driver in Wiltshire was in a serious condition and two passengers were taken to hospital after a car collided with a fallen tree, while others were injured in south London and Henley-on-Thames by falling trees and debris.

The O2 remains closed across the weekend "whilst urgent repairs take place" - with rapper Dave's concerts, due to take place on Monday and Tuesday night, also postponed.

"We are doing everything we can to reschedule the shows to play as soon as humanly possible," said Dave, in a statement issued by the venue.

"I'll be back with a plan as soon as I have it."

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Eunice is the second storm in a week to hit the UK, after parts of Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland were battered by Storm Dudley.

Eunice also brought dangerous conditions to areas across north-west Europe.

In Ireland, a man in his 60s was killed by a falling tree in County Wexford. Three people also died in the Netherlands after being hit by falling trees, and a 79-year-old man was killed in Belgium.

Two people have died in Poland after trees fell onto their cars, a fire service spokesman said.

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Storm Eunice: Huge 400-year-old oak tree falls on to house - BBC News

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A huge 400-year-old oak tree uprooted by Storm Eunice came crashing down on top of a family home.

Sven Good said he was working in his parents' detached house in Brentwood, Essex, when he "heard a creak and then a massive bang".

Moments later the tree smashed through several rooms, causing extensive damage to the property on Friday morning.

After shedding a few tears, Mr Good said, the family "did the very British thing and went to the pub".

He said the protected ancient oak in the front garden had shown no signs of instability before, but it came down with its full force.

"I was on a conference call when I heard a huge breath of wind, a creak, and then a massive bang," he said.

"The whole house shook."

"My girlfriend was working in another room and told me she had heard something, and asked if a window had smashed.

"I said: 'No, the house has just been destroyed'."

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The tree took part of the roof and badly damaged several rooms on the first and ground floors.

Mr Good said his car, which his mother had advised him to move amid storm warnings the previous evening, was also wrecked.

"Ironically, if I'd left it where I'd originally parked it, it would have been fine," he said.

"We stood outside looking at what the storm had done, and my dad had a tear in his eye - and then we did the very British thing, and said, 'Let's go to the pub for a pint'."

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Friday was spent retrieving important items from the home, but the tree remains where it landed.

The family has moved back into the parts of the house that escaped damage - albeit with hard hats on.

They are waiting for a structural engineer and their insurance company to assess the extent of the damage.

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Storm Eunice: House in Brentwood severely damaged after 400-year-old tree brought down by strong winds - Sky News

A house in Brentwood has been severely damaged after a large tree was brought down by the high winds of Storm Eunice.

The 400-year-old tree fell on the Essex property, smashing through the roof and into the bedroom where 23-year-old Sven Good was working, having visited his family home for the day.

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'It all happened in a second'

He told Sky News he heard a "creak and then a massive bang and the whole house just shuddered".

"I could feel the whole roof going above me. It was absolutely terrifying."

He continued: "I leapt up, under a doorway - for some reason, the GCSE knowledge kicked in - jumped off the conference call and ran to see if my girlfriend and family were okay."

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The house has been in the family for several generations - they are now waiting for a structural engineer and their insurance company to assess the damage, and then a crane will be deployed to lift the tree and work will begin to see what can be saved.

"My room has got no window, no wall. My sister's room has got no walls on either side. We still have heating and electricity which is a silver lining but it was incredibly scary," said Sven.

A white Mazda sports car was also hit by the falling branches.

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His father, Dominic, added: "It was a very lucky escape.

"There was just this massive noise, crash, dust, it all happened in a second."

Clean-up operation underway

Meanwhile, thousands of homes remain without electricity as the country assess the impact of one of the worst storms to hit the UK in a generation, which killed at least three people.

Wrecked cars and toppled buildings can be seen across the UK as the storm left a path of destruction.

Gusts of up to 122mph were recorded at The Needles on the Isle of Wight while London was issued with its first-ever red warning for wind.

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One apartment block in Southampton had its roof blown onto a neighbouring house, while a Somerset church saw its spire crash to the ground in the heavy winds.

In London, the O2 Arena's famous dome was shredded and an estimated 1,000 people evacuated from the venue.

Planes were left struggling to land at Heathrow Airport - with one even diverted to Paris after failing to touch down on the second attempt.

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Somerset church loses church spire

Further warnings issued

Further strong winds and icy stretches could disrupt the big clean-up from the storm, with further yellow warnings issued for parts of the UK, Met Office forecasters have said.

A yellow weather warning for wind is in place across southern parts of England and Wales until 6pm today.

This could prolong power cuts and hamper recovery efforts - and there is a "small chance" some roads and bridges could close.

Analysis: Storm Eunice was not as bad as it could have been - but we might not be so lucky next time

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Were Storm Eunice warnings justified?

UK Power Networks says even though it has restored around 84% of its network, 34,695 properties remain in the dark.

The extreme weather, it said, caused a month's worth of fault in a single day.

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Jumat, 18 Februari 2022

Storm Eunice tracker LIVE: O2 Arena roof Storm Eunice damage | Met Office weather Red Warning | Big Jet TV - The Scotsman

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for snow covering much of mainland Scotland. This came into force at 3am today and is due to lift at 6pm.

More than 430 flights due to take off or land at UK airports were cancelled on Friday.

A man was killed by a falling tree in County Wexford in the south east of Ireland today while a member of the public was in hospital with serious injuries after being struck by falling debris from a roof in Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire.

The winds were so strong in London that parts of the O2 Arena roof have been “ripped off”.

Train services are running well across Scotland with ScotRail saying travellers shouldn’t expect as much disruption as was brought by Storm Dudley earlier this week.

In Aberdeenshire more than 30 schools were closed due to the forecast heavy snow while some schools were shut in Angus and Inverclyde.

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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said: “My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the woman who tragically lost her life and the man who was seriously injured in Highgate this afternoon.

“I’d like to pay tribute to all those in the emergency services who have been working tirelessly to keep us safe and urge all Londoners to remain cautious and avoid taking risks as this storm passes.”

Woman dies in London after a tree hits her car

The Metropolitan Police said officers were called shortly after 4pm to reports of a tree falling on a car in Muswell Hill Road, Haringey, near the junction with South Close.

Officers attended with colleagues from London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade.

The passenger in the car – a woman in her 30s – was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers believe they know the woman’s identity and her family have been informed. They will be supported by specialist officers.

The driver – a man in his 30s – has been taken to hospital but his condition is not believed to be life-threatening.

Road closures remain in place at the location.

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The Port of Dover has reopened to shipping and some ferry services after closing earlier on Friday due to Storm Eunice.

A spokesperson said: “The port and ferry operators will now continue to work together to ensure that services are running with minimal disruption.”

Travel chaos in England and Wales

Storm Eunice is causing travel chaos, with hundreds of rail lines blocked and road bridges closed.

A rare “do not travel” alert was issued across railways in England and Wales, as seven operators suspended all services.

More than 430 flights due to take off or land at UK airports were cancelled on Friday.

Both the M4 Prince of Wales Bridge and the M48 Severn Bridge, which link England and Wales across the River Severn, were closed due to high winds.

It is believed to be the first time both crossings have been closed simultaneously.

The train operators which stopped running all services on Friday afternoon were: c2c, Chiltern Railways, Great Western Railway, Greater Anglia, South Western Railway, Southeastern and Transport for Wales.

Flights and ferries have been cancelled in Northern Ireland due to Storm Eunice.

The region escaped the worst of the extreme weather conditions which saw a man killed by a falling tree in the Republic of Ireland and hundreds of flights cancelled in Britain.

However, high winds, snow and ice caused travel chaos in some parts of the region, with a number of collisions on the Glenshane Pass in Co Londonderry.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said no-one required hospital treatment.

Storm Eunice Scotland: 'Weather measures are proportionate and extensive', says John Swinney

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Storm Eunice: O2 arena closes as roof shredded in high winds - BBC News

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Sections of the fabric roof of London's O2 arena have been shredded by the strength of Storm Eunice's winds, causing the venue to close.

Opened in 2000, and formerly known as the Millennium Dome, the landmark in Greenwich, south-east London, has been damaged by gusts of up to 90mph.

The building has been evacuated and will be shut for the rest of Friday.

"The safety of our visitors remains of paramount importance," the O2 said in a statement.

"We will continue to assess the ongoing situation and act accordingly," a spokesperson added.

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The venue was renamed the O2 in 2007 and hosts concerts and sporting events. It contains a cinema and a range of shops and restaurants.

Primary school teacher Lucy Sloan described hearing a "big bang" before being ushered away by security.

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She told the BBC: "I looked up to see part of the roof had ripped. My parents were quite shaken."

The band Simply Red, who had been scheduled to play a concert this weekend which was cancelled due to Covid, described the developments as "tragic".

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Originally intended as an "international icon" when opened by Tony Blair's Labour government, the Millennium Dome cost £789m to build - and tens of millions more to maintain following its closure at the end of 2000.

The structure, which later transferred into private hands, was the scene of a foiled diamond robbery, which police said would have been the world's biggest.

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The dome also featured in dramatic opening scenes to the 1999 James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough.

An O2 spokesperson said: "Due to today's adverse weather conditions, we can confirm that there has been some damage caused to the tent fabric in our roof at the O2. The affected areas have been cleared and the O2 will remain closed for the rest of the day."

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