Two people were killed on Saturday as Storm Darragh hit the country with wind speeds of up to 93mph, causing widespread travel disruption and leaving tens of thousands of homes without power.
The Energy Networks Association said about 200,000 customers remained without power as of 9am on Sunday, but added that 88% of affected customers had been reconnected.
However, people in some parts of the country say they have been affected by power cuts for more than 24 hours, including Theresa White, 55, from near Rackenford, Devon.
She said she went for more than 24 hours without power from 12.30pm on Saturday and the family were without water other than one tap, forcing them to collect rainwater to flush the toilets.
It comes after the UK government’s “risk to life” alert came into effect at 1am on Saturday. Millions of people in parts of South West England and Wales covered by a red warning for wind were advised to stay indoors.
Two men were killed on Saturday after falling trees hit their vehicles on Saturday, one in Erdington in the West Midlands and another near Preston, Lancashire.
A yellow weather warning for wind was issued by the Met Office for all of England and Wales until 6pm on Sunday, with heavy rain expected to persist in central and eastern parts of the country throughout the day.
Here, Yahoo News takes a look at some of the areas worst affected by Storm Darragh.
Wales
With Storm Darragh approaching Great Britain from the west, Wales was particularly vulnerable to the storm, with coastal areas of the country placed under a rare Met Office red alert.
Although the worst of the storm is now over, a number of Transport for Wales services remain suspended, with the operator advising customers not to travel on Sunday.
As of Sunday morning, nine flood warnings had been issued by Natural Resources Wales, along with 19 flood alerts, covering both the north and south of the country.
West Midlands
Hundreds of trees were toppled over in the West Midlands on Saturday, one of which fell onto a car and killed the driver.
In a statement on Saturday, West Midlands Police said the man was killed on Silver Birch Road, Erdington, shortly after 3pm.
Sgt Benjamin Parsons said: “Our thoughts are with the man’s family at this time, and his next of kin have been informed. A report will be passed onto the coroner. Anyone who saw what happened or who may have dashcam or mobile phone footage, is asked to please get in touch.”
Three of four lanes on the M42 between Solihull and Birmingham Airport/NEC were closed on Saturday night after a van was hit by a tree, BirminghamLive reports, while overnight roadworks were cancelled due to the storm.
As water levels rose on the River Wye on Sunday, roads were left flooded in Hereford, with five flood warnings in place around the area as of 4.30pm.
Somerset
A number of roads were closed across Somerset on Sunday after Storm Darragh brought trees and power cables crashing down.
Thousands of homes in region were still without power on Sunday morning, with gusts of up to 50mph expected throughout the day.
Small businesses near the Bristol Channel in Somerset said tiles had flown off their buildings and they had faced delivery issues.
Eleanor Sedgwick, 23, a front-of-house supervisor at Scarlett’s in Clevedon, said the cafe did not open on Saturday morning because it was “too big of a risk”.
🧵👇trees down:
⛔️ Higher Combe Drive, Dulverton
⛔️Battleton, Dulverton
⛔️Hoyles Rd, Wellington
⛔️Cottage Lane, Dulverton
⛔️Exford to Simonsbath road
🙏 drive safely – there will other trees down and debris about-call 0300 123224 if urgent – otherwise https://t.co/rOVAfMYigI pic.twitter.com/v2c6OT0zzd— Travel Somerset (@TravelSomerset) December 8, 2024
Northern Ireland
Train lines have reopened in Northern Ireland, but thousands of homes remained without power on Sunday after gusts of up to 70mph caused extensive damage to the region’s electricity network.
Around 48,000 customers lost power at the peak of the storm. Co Antrim saw the most impact, with power station EP Ballylumford temporarily halting electricity generation on Saturday following damage to a chimney and scores of roads blocked by fallen trees.
A bus also crashed close to Belfast International Airport and a loyalist mural in north Belfast was damaged.
North West England
Storm Darragh brought severe disruption to the North West of England, with a man in his 40s killed after a tree fell onto his van in Lancashire.
The man was driving his Citroen vehicle on the A59 at Longton, near Preston, at about 9am on Saturday.
The Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton was called off on Saturday morning as winds of 70mph hit the region, with officials deciding the risk to safety was too high.
Devon
Parts of Devon were also affected by the Met Office’s red “danger to life” warning, with a number of roads blocked in both directions and a tree falling on a car at a Christmas fayre event.
No one was harmed and members of the public helped removed some of the debris, reports DevonLive. Meanwhile a fallen oak tree in Tiverton resulted in a partial evacuation of a block of flats, with some residents prevented from leaving the area in their vehicles.
There was still severe disruption to train and ferry services in the region on Sunday.
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