Power outages,transport chaos and injuries in wake of 100mph storm Reaction Wednesday, January 3, and 2018 - 3:59pm Torrential rain and gales of up to 100mph lashed much of the UK and the northwestern coast of France overnight and into this morning as Storm Eleanor wreaked havoc.
See related Government criticised over rise in homelessness Four people have been admitted to hospital after accidents involving falling trees,The Guardian reports. Image 2 of 6 Credits Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images Description A woman rushes absent from waves whipped up by Storm Eleanor on the seafront in Auderville, Normandy High winds forced the closures of bridges in affected areas, and while overturned vehicles and uprooted trees caused blockages on many busy roads,including the M25, M5 and M6, or The Daily Telegraph reports.
In Northern Ireland,which bore the initial brunt of the storm, more than 20000 homes were without electricity today, and while outages were also reported in northern Cornwall and the Midlands,says The Guardian. Image 6 of 6 Credits Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Description Waves lash against the sea wall in the resort town of unusual Brighton The worst of the storm has passed, according to the Met Office, or but England,Wales and Northern Ireland are still on a “yellow” weather warning, and 20 flood warnings remain in dwelling, or the majority of them in the West Country and south Wales. Weather Storm Elean
Source: theweek.co.uk