Storm Eunice

Record-breaking gusts hit UK and Ireland, leaving trail of devastation and chaos.

Ferry services across the Channel and Irish Sea were suspended as the storm whipped up high waves. With police and motoring organisations warning drivers to stay at home, the two Severn crossings into Wales were closed – the first time they have ever both been shut because of wind at the same time. Buildings ranging from the lifeboat station at Sennen on the western tip of Cornwall to the Millennium Dome in London sustained damage. Later, Merseyside police said a man in his 50s had died in Netherton after debris struck the windscreen of a vehicle he was travelling in. The disruption closed thousands of schools and businesses. Four people were confirmed to have died in the UK and Ireland by Friday evening.

About 400,000 homes were without power as of Friday night. Five people died elsewhere in Europe. Coastal areas of south-west England and south Wales, along ...

You can also get in touch in the following ways: In Alton, Hampshire, two men were in a pickup truck when it was crushed by a falling tree. 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 Canadian man aged 79 was killed in Belgium. 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. 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. Police in Highgate, north London, said they were called to reports of a tree falling on a car at 16:00 GMT. The woman, a passenger, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver, a man in his 30s, was taken to hospital.

A coastguard search and rescue team in New Brighton, Merseyside, as Storm Eunice hits the south coast. Photo via PA.

Have you seen any storm damage? Have you cancelled plans? Aims to restore power by: 11pm Saturday

⚠️Storm Eunice has struck in Hertfordshire causing some major disruption in the county · ⚠️A red weather warning remains in place until 3pm by the Met Office with an amber warning lasting until 9pm (February 18).

- Motorist 'punched to the ground' in three-man M25 fight - ⚠️Follow our live blog for updates and send us your storm updates to [email protected] - ⚠️People are being warned of potential disruption to transport and power supply.

Warnings issued in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium and Denmark as record winds batter continent.

On the North Sea islands, winds were expected to reach speeds as high as 170km (105 miles) an hour. Deutsche Bahn, the national train operator, cancelled regional and long-distance trains, as emergency services in parts of northern and western Germany, including North Rhine Westphalia, Berlin, Brandenburg and Hamburg, were put on high alert. Dutch authorities issued a red weather warning and hundreds of flights were cancelled, while trains were halted on Friday afternoon.

Last updated: 18 February, 5pm Storm Eunice may cause significant disruption due to extremely strong winds on Friday. We advise you to monitor the Met ...

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