Anyway here are some statistics for one of the worst storms to hit the UK in many years. Though for many from the midlands up there was only a slight breeze with no big problems the southern parts of the country were battered with strong winds and heavy rain.
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| A Tree fell on these houses which also caused a gas explosion killing 2 residents. |
FATALITIES
There were 4 people were killed during the storm:
A man and a woman were killed at a house in Hounslow, west London, following a suspected gas explosion caused by a falling tree. A teenager died after a tree fell on the static caravan where she was sleeping in Kent, and a man in his 50s was killed when a tree landed on a car in Watford. A Young Boy is feared dead after being swept out to sea in New Haven, East Sussex.
TRANSPORT
Network Rail stated it had been "worse than expected", with more than 100 trees on the lines.
130 flights were cancelled at Heathrow along with hundreds of trains. Over 200 people were stranded on ferries in the English Channel after Dover port was closed. POWER
Around 600,000 homes lost power during at the height of the storm, 200,000 of which are still cut off. The Dungeness B nuclear power station in Kent is using diesel generators to power its site after both reactors shut down automatically due to a power cut.
WINDS
The strongest gust of 99mph (159km/h) was recorded on the Isle of Wight.
Storm force 11 winds were reported at Dover. Overall the storm was not one of the worst storms we have had, the medias portrayal was heavily biased on southern areas. If the area was more affected in the North would the media coverage have been as big?
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