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| Storm Imogen batters UK with close to 100mph winds - latest updates | Storm Imogen batters UK with close to 100mph winds - latest updates |
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| 5.25pm GMT | |
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| Storm Imogen has caused significant travel disruption. Here’s a summary of the main travel news, with information from the Press Association and Highways England. | |
| 5.11pm GMT | |
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| Here is a summary of the human toll of Storm Imogen, as compiled by the Press Association: | |
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| at 5.26pm GMT | |
| 3.12pm GMT | 3.12pm GMT |
| 15:12 | 15:12 |
| More information is coming in about the missing man in Cornwall, Mike Reid. | More information is coming in about the missing man in Cornwall, Mike Reid. |
| Reid is an RSPCA inspector who went missing after attending the rescue of dozens of sea birds at Porthchapel Beach, near Penzance, at approximately 2pm on Sunday. | Reid is an RSPCA inspector who went missing after attending the rescue of dozens of sea birds at Porthchapel Beach, near Penzance, at approximately 2pm on Sunday. |
| The alarm was raised this morning when he had failed to return home from duty, and the RSPCA is working alongside Devon and Cornwall Police and the Coastguard to find him. Dermot Murphy, the RSPCA’s assistant director for the inspectorate, said: | The alarm was raised this morning when he had failed to return home from duty, and the RSPCA is working alongside Devon and Cornwall Police and the Coastguard to find him. Dermot Murphy, the RSPCA’s assistant director for the inspectorate, said: |
| We are extremely concerned and urge anyone who may have seen Mike yesterday to contact Devon and Cornwall Police who are leading the search. | We are extremely concerned and urge anyone who may have seen Mike yesterday to contact Devon and Cornwall Police who are leading the search. |
| He has not been seen since he responded to a call to our National Control Centre about stricken birds yesterday. | He has not been seen since he responded to a call to our National Control Centre about stricken birds yesterday. |
| We are in close contact with his family and will continue to provide ongoing support through the search. | We are in close contact with his family and will continue to provide ongoing support through the search. |
| 3.05pm GMT | 3.05pm GMT |
| 15:05 | 15:05 |
| Afternoon summary | Afternoon summary |
| Storm Imogen has battered Britain with winds of nearly 100mph and waves as high as 19.1m off some coastlines. This has resulted in: | Storm Imogen has battered Britain with winds of nearly 100mph and waves as high as 19.1m off some coastlines. This has resulted in: |
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| at 3.12pm GMT | at 3.12pm GMT |
| 3.03pm GMT | 3.03pm GMT |
| 15:03 | 15:03 |
| Highways England has advised drivers in Kent that the QEII bridge at the Dartford Crossing and the A249 Sheppey Crossing are likely to remain closed through the afternoon due to winds of up to 60mph. | Highways England has advised drivers in Kent that the QEII bridge at the Dartford Crossing and the A249 Sheppey Crossing are likely to remain closed through the afternoon due to winds of up to 60mph. |
| You can check updates from various Highways England twitter accounts here. | You can check updates from various Highways England twitter accounts here. |
| #StormImogen - #M25 QEII Bridge forecast to be closed until this eve due to strong winds so we're sending traffic in the tunnels both ways. | #StormImogen - #M25 QEII Bridge forecast to be closed until this eve due to strong winds so we're sending traffic in the tunnels both ways. |
| 2.58pm GMT | 2.58pm GMT |
| 14:58 | 14:58 |
| The town centre in Bridgend, south Wales, has been closed due to falling roof tiles. | The town centre in Bridgend, south Wales, has been closed due to falling roof tiles. |
| #SWControl FYI Bridgend Town Centre has been closed due to the weather BE | #SWControl FYI Bridgend Town Centre has been closed due to the weather BE |
| Police advising to avoid Bridgend Town Centre. All shops closed for the rest of day due to falling roof tiles pic.twitter.com/jOpGYxiyZu | Police advising to avoid Bridgend Town Centre. All shops closed for the rest of day due to falling roof tiles pic.twitter.com/jOpGYxiyZu |
| 2.41pm GMT | 2.41pm GMT |
| 14:41 | 14:41 |
| Why are we seeing stormy weather? The Met Office explains: | Why are we seeing stormy weather? The Met Office explains: |
| Why are we seeing stormy weather? The #jetstream has moved to the south of the UK #StormImogenhttps://t.co/pWwTmjt8Y8 | Why are we seeing stormy weather? The #jetstream has moved to the south of the UK #StormImogenhttps://t.co/pWwTmjt8Y8 |
| 2.41pm GMT | 2.41pm GMT |
| 14:41 | 14:41 |
| Fishermen were reportedly in tears after the storm battered their boats, according to one Twitter user. | Fishermen were reportedly in tears after the storm battered their boats, according to one Twitter user. |
| Treasured Clovelly boats battered.Fishermen in tears. Never seen anything like it. My poor home. pic.twitter.com/SiKLHbDH9a | Treasured Clovelly boats battered.Fishermen in tears. Never seen anything like it. My poor home. pic.twitter.com/SiKLHbDH9a |
| Unbelievable damage to beautiful boats. pic.twitter.com/nGoS70lFAs | Unbelievable damage to beautiful boats. pic.twitter.com/nGoS70lFAs |
| 2.39pm GMT | 2.39pm GMT |
| 14:39 | 14:39 |
| Police name missing 64-year-old man in Penzance | Police name missing 64-year-old man in Penzance |
| Police have named a 64-year-old man who went missing in the Porthcurno area of Penzance on Sunday, the BBC reports. Police and coastguard teams are carrying out a sea and coastal path search after Mike Reid failed to return from work. His white van was located at the Minack Theatre car park. | Police have named a 64-year-old man who went missing in the Porthcurno area of Penzance on Sunday, the BBC reports. Police and coastguard teams are carrying out a sea and coastal path search after Mike Reid failed to return from work. His white van was located at the Minack Theatre car park. |
| Reid is described as white, 5ft 8ins tall, of stocky build, with short greying spiked hair. He was wearing black trousers, a white shirt and black jumper. | Reid is described as white, 5ft 8ins tall, of stocky build, with short greying spiked hair. He was wearing black trousers, a white shirt and black jumper. |
| Insp Jean Phillips said: “We are extremely concerned for Mike’s welfare, particularly with the wet and windy weather overnight.” | Insp Jean Phillips said: “We are extremely concerned for Mike’s welfare, particularly with the wet and windy weather overnight.” |
| 2.38pm GMT | 2.38pm GMT |
| 14:38 | 14:38 |
| More than 7,000 properties are without power, according to Western Power Distribution. See this map for affected areas. | More than 7,000 properties are without power, according to Western Power Distribution. See this map for affected areas. |
| 2.31pm GMT | 2.31pm GMT |
| 14:31 | 14:31 |
| Reports are coming in of a number of injuries due to poor weather conditions. | Reports are coming in of a number of injuries due to poor weather conditions. |
| A man had to be rescued from his car which hit a tree which had fallen on Romsey Road at Lyndhurst in the New Forest, Hampshire, trapping him in the vehicle. The Press Association reports that fire crews from Brockenhurst and Lyndhurst helped free the driver who was treated by paramedics for minor injuries following the incident at 11.30pm on Sunday. | A man had to be rescued from his car which hit a tree which had fallen on Romsey Road at Lyndhurst in the New Forest, Hampshire, trapping him in the vehicle. The Press Association reports that fire crews from Brockenhurst and Lyndhurst helped free the driver who was treated by paramedics for minor injuries following the incident at 11.30pm on Sunday. |
| In Bognor Regis an elderly man suffered a broken leg and his dog was killed when a 5ft garden wall blew on to them. Paramedics pulled the man, in his 70s, from the rubble shortly before 8am, but his dog could not be saved. | In Bognor Regis an elderly man suffered a broken leg and his dog was killed when a 5ft garden wall blew on to them. Paramedics pulled the man, in his 70s, from the rubble shortly before 8am, but his dog could not be saved. |
| A spokesman for South East Coast Ambulance Service said: “The man, who suffered suspected fractures to his leg - what seems like a double leg break - was fully conscious while he was being treated and was taken as a priority to St Richard’s Hospital.” | A spokesman for South East Coast Ambulance Service said: “The man, who suffered suspected fractures to his leg - what seems like a double leg break - was fully conscious while he was being treated and was taken as a priority to St Richard’s Hospital.” |
| In Bristol a man in his 40s was injured after trees fell onto a three-storey block of flats. One tree crashed through the roof of the building in St Annes and into the man’s flat, Avon Fire and Rescue Service said. He was treated at the scene for a minor head injury. | In Bristol a man in his 40s was injured after trees fell onto a three-storey block of flats. One tree crashed through the roof of the building in St Annes and into the man’s flat, Avon Fire and Rescue Service said. He was treated at the scene for a minor head injury. |
| In Wales, Aberystwyth’s sea front was closed while in Bridgend shoppers were ushered away from several town centre streets by police because of fallen roof tiles. Pensioner Jon Collins, 67, was out grocery shopping with wife Trudy when some slates fell off a roof. He said: “Caroline Street is totally off limits, the shops down there have had to close early. I’ve never seen anything like it before. The wind is so strong it almost takes your breath away.” | In Wales, Aberystwyth’s sea front was closed while in Bridgend shoppers were ushered away from several town centre streets by police because of fallen roof tiles. Pensioner Jon Collins, 67, was out grocery shopping with wife Trudy when some slates fell off a roof. He said: “Caroline Street is totally off limits, the shops down there have had to close early. I’ve never seen anything like it before. The wind is so strong it almost takes your breath away.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 2.33pm GMT | at 2.33pm GMT |
| 12.48pm GMT | 12.48pm GMT |
| 12:48 | 12:48 |
| Here’s a picture of the lorry that blew over on the A30. | Here’s a picture of the lorry that blew over on the A30. |
| #A30 Lorry on its side #StormImogen @piratefm pic.twitter.com/yHaX6SB6jf | #A30 Lorry on its side #StormImogen @piratefm pic.twitter.com/yHaX6SB6jf |
| 12.27pm GMT | 12.27pm GMT |
| 12:27 | 12:27 |
| Here’s a summary of what’s happened so far: | Here’s a summary of what’s happened so far: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.45pm GMT | at 12.45pm GMT |
| 12.25pm GMT | 12.25pm GMT |
| 12:25 | 12:25 |
| Two children were airlifted to hospital when a wall collapsed on them due to strong winds. The youngsters, a boy and girl aged five and seven, suffered serious leg injuries when the stone garden wall fell on them on Monday morning in the Worcestershire village of Bretforton near Evesham. | Two children were airlifted to hospital when a wall collapsed on them due to strong winds. The youngsters, a boy and girl aged five and seven, suffered serious leg injuries when the stone garden wall fell on them on Monday morning in the Worcestershire village of Bretforton near Evesham. |
| Emergency services were called out at 8.55am to the B4035, the main road through the village, and firefighters pulled the pair from the rubble. Paramedics stabilised them before they were flown to hospital for treatment, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said. | Emergency services were called out at 8.55am to the B4035, the main road through the village, and firefighters pulled the pair from the rubble. Paramedics stabilised them before they were flown to hospital for treatment, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said. |
| A father and daughter near Exeter in Devon also reportedly had a lucky escape when a 30.5m tree was blown onto their car parked outside their house, minutes before they were about to leave to travel to school. | A father and daughter near Exeter in Devon also reportedly had a lucky escape when a 30.5m tree was blown onto their car parked outside their house, minutes before they were about to leave to travel to school. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.26pm GMT | at 12.26pm GMT |
| 12.10pm GMT | 12.10pm GMT |
| 12:10 | 12:10 |
| A 19.1m wave has been recorded off the coast of St Ives. | A 19.1m wave has been recorded off the coast of St Ives. |
| Wave height of 19.1m has been recorded off the coast of St Ives #StormImogen | Wave height of 19.1m has been recorded off the coast of St Ives #StormImogen |
| 11.50am GMT | 11.50am GMT |
| 11:50 | 11:50 |
| The waves recorded off the Isles of Scilly are higher than three double-decker buses: | The waves recorded off the Isles of Scilly are higher than three double-decker buses: |
| Waves of 13.5m recorded off the Isles of Scilly - this is higher than three double-decker buses. Jo #StormImogen pic.twitter.com/qAEK6ejYH3 | Waves of 13.5m recorded off the Isles of Scilly - this is higher than three double-decker buses. Jo #StormImogen pic.twitter.com/qAEK6ejYH3 |
| 11.28am GMT | 11.28am GMT |
| 11:28 | 11:28 |
| Storm Imogen - in pictures | Storm Imogen - in pictures |
| 10.56am GMT | 10.56am GMT |
| 10:56 | 10:56 |
| Search units stood down in search for missing man | Search units stood down in search for missing man |
| Avon and Somerset Police have said their units have been stood down from the search for the man in the River Tone. “We’re satisfied there’s no one in the water and the information we originally received was incorrect,” a force spokesman said. | Avon and Somerset Police have said their units have been stood down from the search for the man in the River Tone. “We’re satisfied there’s no one in the water and the information we originally received was incorrect,” a force spokesman said. |
| 10.56am GMT | 10.56am GMT |
| 10:56 | 10:56 |
| In the latest instalment of reporters brave poor weather conditions to bring you news: | In the latest instalment of reporters brave poor weather conditions to bring you news: |
| I need a more secure hat... #StormImogen #windy pic.twitter.com/xCSW7v3XK8 | I need a more secure hat... #StormImogen #windy pic.twitter.com/xCSW7v3XK8 |
| 10.45am GMT | 10.45am GMT |
| 10:45 | 10:45 |
| There have been various reports of minor damage from the bad weather. | There have been various reports of minor damage from the bad weather. |
| The Forestry Commission said it had closed a number of forests due to dangers from strong winds. | The Forestry Commission said it had closed a number of forests due to dangers from strong winds. |
| Coastlines in the South, West and Ireland have been battered, with seafronts lashed by huge swells. Waves of up to 14 metres are expected off the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, though tides and currents mean they are unlikely to hit land. | Coastlines in the South, West and Ireland have been battered, with seafronts lashed by huge swells. Waves of up to 14 metres are expected off the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, though tides and currents mean they are unlikely to hit land. |
| Other incidents are being reported on social media, including a lorry blowing over on the A30. | Other incidents are being reported on social media, including a lorry blowing over on the A30. |
| #Cornwall A30 Westbound Artic lorry blown over near Jamaica Inn, in the dual-carriageway [PL] | #Cornwall A30 Westbound Artic lorry blown over near Jamaica Inn, in the dual-carriageway [PL] |
| A tree has also blown over in Devon. | A tree has also blown over in Devon. |
| Tree down on Old Ide Lane crushes a car and damages house. "Absolutely terrifying" says owner. pic.twitter.com/flofLAi83P | Tree down on Old Ide Lane crushes a car and damages house. "Absolutely terrifying" says owner. pic.twitter.com/flofLAi83P |
| 10.25am GMT | 10.25am GMT |
| 10:25 | 10:25 |
| A train travelling from Penzance to Glasgow has crashed into a tree on the main line through Cornwall. Network Rail says nobody’s been hurt and engineers are en route to inspect the track for any damage. | A train travelling from Penzance to Glasgow has crashed into a tree on the main line through Cornwall. Network Rail says nobody’s been hurt and engineers are en route to inspect the track for any damage. |