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Storm Bert: two die as travel chaos, power cuts and 70mph winds hit the UK

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Two people have been killed as Storm Bert brings heavy snowfall, rain and winds of up to 70mph to large parts of Britain.

Thousands of homes have been left without power, flights delayed, several major roads closed and public transport affected in what the Met Office called a “multi-hazard event” that posed a danger to life.

A man in his sixties died after a tree fell on his car, Hampshire police said on Saturday. Officers were called just after 7.45am to the A34 southbound carriage between Kings Worthy and Winnall, Hampshire, where the man was confirmed dead at the scene. A yellow weather warning for wind and rain is in place across the area, and the cause of the accident is under investigation.

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