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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Kirsty McEwen and Fran Singh

Storm Darragh: further disruption expected across UK as strong winds continue – as it happened

Waves strike a harbour wall
Rough seas near the Tynemouth pier lighthouse on the river Tyne on 8 December. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

A summary of today’s developments

This blog will be closing shortly. Here is a summary of the development from today:

  • A second man has died in Storm Darragh after his vehicle was hit by a falling tree, police have confirmed, as weather warnings remain in place across the UK

  • Disruption continues across several rail networks including South Western Railway, Avanti West Coast, Southeastern and Thameslink.

  • The Environment Agency still had more than 130 flood alerts in place on Sunday

  • Houses without power are beginning to have energy restored but 200,000 homes remained without power across the country this morning.

  • Air travel disruption continues with more than 100 flights grounded at Heathrow.

  • In Northern Ireland train lines have reopened.

Heathrow warnings still in place for air travel passengers

Heathrow airport still has warnings in place to passengers about delays to flights. It says disruptions are still likely due to sever weather. Passengers are urged to check live departures before heading to the airport.

British Airways has grounded more than 100 short-haul international flights and 30 domestic services to and from Heathrow.

Three flights to Aberdeen and Edinburgh and back have also been cancelled. Other airlines have grounded multiple flights at Heathrow including Lufthansa services to Frankfurt and Munich, KLM to and from Amsterdam and Aer Lingus to Cork and Dublin.

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