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| Storm Imogen: video shows pilot forced to abort London City Airport landing | |
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| Video has emerged showing an aircraft touching down at London City Airport before weather conditions forced the plane to take off again. | Video has emerged showing an aircraft touching down at London City Airport before weather conditions forced the plane to take off again. |
| The footage shows the Alitalia plane, flying in from Milan, swaying from side to side – visibly affected by the high winds caused by Storm Imogen. | The footage shows the Alitalia plane, flying in from Milan, swaying from side to side – visibly affected by the high winds caused by Storm Imogen. |
| The pilot aborts the landing and rapidly ascends into the sky. | The pilot aborts the landing and rapidly ascends into the sky. |
| Storm Imogen has brought winds of up to 100mph causing travel and power disruptions on Britain’s southern coast. | Storm Imogen has brought winds of up to 100mph causing travel and power disruptions on Britain’s southern coast. |
| Thousands of homes in the south-west England have been without electricity after gale-force winds brought down power lines. | Thousands of homes in the south-west England have been without electricity after gale-force winds brought down power lines. |
| An estimated 5,000 homes in Ireland have also suffered blackouts. | An estimated 5,000 homes in Ireland have also suffered blackouts. |
| The worst of the weather can be viewed below. | The worst of the weather can be viewed below. |
| Mike Reid, an RSPCA inspector, has also been missing since Sunday evening after he trying to rescue dozens of sea birds at a Porthchapel Beach, near Penzance. | Mike Reid, an RSPCA inspector, has also been missing since Sunday evening after he trying to rescue dozens of sea birds at a Porthchapel Beach, near Penzance. |