Serious disruption to travel has hit on Wednesday, with hundreds of flood warnings in place after Storm Henk battered parts of the UK.
On Tuesday, a man in his 50s died after a tree fell on the car he was driving in Gloucestershire, police said.
Large parts of England and Wales experienced strong winds and heavy rain during the storm.
Over 250 flood warnings are in place in England, while thousands of homes are without power.
A severe flood warning, meaning there is a danger to life, has been issued for Billing Aquadrome, a leisure park in Northampton, and surrounding business units.
Local media reported that hundreds were told to evacuate amid rising water levels from the River Nene.
Hundreds of properties near the River Severn in the West Midlands are flooded, in some cases for the fourth time this winter, according to BBC correspondent Phil Mackie in Worcester.
A severe flood warning is also in place for the River Ritec in Tenby, south-western Wales.
Eight other flood warnings are in place across Wales, and one in Scotland.
On Wednesday, the Met Office issued a new yellow warning for rain covering the south of England, coming into force from 12:00 GMT on Thursday until 03:00 on Friday.
The forecaster says further flooding, travel disruption and power cuts may occur.
It comes after flooding and power failures hit the UK's rail network on Tuesday, with disruption continuing in some parts on Wednesday.
-
Network Rail, which owns and manages the infrastructure, expects disruption to continue in the south and south-west of England because of displaced trains and crew
-
South Western Railway suspended services for several hours on Tuesday after trees fell on the tracks
-
Some lines were blocked on Great Western Railway's network because of flooding
-
There is also disruption on parts of Thameslink, Southern, and Great Northern, while repairs to the infrastructure are carried out
Some of England's major roads have been closed because of flooding.
The Energy Networks Association, which collates data from all energy providers, said fewer than 2,400 homes were without power as of 14:00 GMT. It added that power to 107,200 homes had been restored since the beginning of the disruption caused by Storm Henk.
The poor weather downed trees and caused treacherous conditions on Tuesday.
Gloucestershire police said a man in his 50s from Bath died after a tree fell on his car. Police were called to Tetbury Road near Kemble at about 15:15 GMT, and despite the best efforts of the paramedics, the man died at the scene.
In Orpington, south-east London, a woman was taken to hospital after being struck by a falling tree. Her injuries were not thought to be life-threatening.
A passenger on the 135m-high (443ft) London Eye described the "nerve-wracking" moment a roof hatch began to blow off in high winds.
"One guy was saying his prayers - he was very nervous indeed," he said.
In Birmingham, Liam Stych jumped into floodwater to rescue a woman and her three-year-old daughter from a partially submerged car.
He explained: "I said to the woman, 'now's your time you know, take my hand and we can go'.
"At that moment she just put her arms out to me for help."
The strongest gusts on Tuesday were recorded at the Needles Old Battery - an exposed coastal site in the Isle of Wight - reaching 94mph (151km/h).
The storm has largely moved onto Scandinavia. Winds are forecast to be lighter and there will also be sunnier spells during the rest of the week.
BBC Weather Presenter Simon King said: "By the weekend and into next week we're expecting high pressure to build which means that the weather will turn even more settled. Higher pressure means it'll be largely dry with sunshine amounts also increasing.
"With this high pressure becoming established though, we cut off the milder south-westerly winds with colder air returning giving chilly days and overnight frosts."
Henk was the eighth named storm in three months. It was named much later than usual - hours before its impact - because it was small and still developing early on Tuesday.
The impact of climate change on the frequency of storms is still unclear, but we know that increased sea surface temperatures warm the air above and make more energy available to drive hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons. As a result, they are likely to be more intense with more extreme rainfall.
The world has already warmed by about 1.1C since the industrial era began and temperatures will keep rising unless governments around the world make steep cuts to emissions.
Meanwhile, 2023 was provisionally the second warmest year in the UK since records began, the Met Office said. The warmest year on record was 2022. Global temperatures are rising mainly because of human activity, leading to more intense heatwaves and rising sea-levels.
Have you been affected by Storm Henk? You can share your experience by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.
Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also get in touch in the following ways:
If you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the BBC website to submit your question or comment or you can email us at HaveYourSay@bbc.co.uk. Please include your name, age and location with any submission.
Find out the weather forecast for your area, with an hourly breakdown and a 14-day lookahead, by downloading the BBC Weather app: Apple - Android - Amazon
The BBC Weather app is only available to download in the UK.
Sign up for our morning newsletter and get BBC News in your inbox.
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "Hundreds of flood warnings and travel disruption after Storm Henk - Yahoo Singapore News"
Post a Comment