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Storm Arwen: Thousands lose power and major travel disruption Storm Arwen: Man killed and thousands lose power
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People were warned to stay away from the coast as waves built up In Sunderland, gusts battered buildings with falling debris destroying a nearby vehicle
Thousands of homes have been left without power and transport has been badly disrupted by Storm Arwen. A man has been killed by a falling tree and thousands of homes have been left without power after Storm Arwen battered the North of England.
A Met Office red warning for wind for parts of north-east England ended early on Saturday but amber and yellow warnings remain for much of England. Emergency services were called to Ambleside, in the Lake District, at about 23:00 GMT on Friday but police said the man died at the scene.
It said a gust of 98mph (158 km/h) was recorded at Brizlee Wood, near Alnwick, in Northumberland. A Met Office red warning for wind for parts of northern England ended early on Saturday.
However, amber and yellow warnings remain for much of the country.
Cumbria Police has advised people to avoid the Vicarage Road area of Ambleside where the man was struck by the tree. He has not yet been named.
Elsewhere, the Met Office said a gust of 98mph (158 km/h) was recorded at Brizlee Wood, near Alnwick, in Northumberland.
People are still being advised to travel only when necessary with train services affected and some roads shut.People are still being advised to travel only when necessary with train services affected and some roads shut.
Police said conditions on a number of roads were hazardous because of falling trees, high winds and snow.Police said conditions on a number of roads were hazardous because of falling trees, high winds and snow.
Trees and other debris are being cleared from Tyne and Wear Metro lines The A179 near Hartlepool was blocked by an overturned lorry
In Norton, on Teesside, a tree was uprooted by the storm
Storm Arwen saw huge waves crash against the sea wall and Roker Lighthouse in Sunderland
Northern Powergrid said severe gales had caused power cuts for more than 55,000 of its customers in Northumberland, County Durham and Tyne and Wear.Northern Powergrid said severe gales had caused power cuts for more than 55,000 of its customers in Northumberland, County Durham and Tyne and Wear.
It said the storm had led to more than 290 reports of damage since 18:00 GMT on Friday. It said the storm had led to more than 290 reports of damage since 18:00 GMT on Friday. High winds and the risk of flying debris meant it was unsafe for teams to climb and repair damage to power lines.
High winds and the risk of flying debris meant it was unsafe for teams to climb and repair damage to power lines.
Its major incident manager Rod Gardner said: "Storm Arwen has already caused significant disruption to parts of our network and the storm force winds, which are continuing to batter our region, are not expected to ease until later today.Its major incident manager Rod Gardner said: "Storm Arwen has already caused significant disruption to parts of our network and the storm force winds, which are continuing to batter our region, are not expected to ease until later today.
"The storm is still ongoing and our engineers are doing everything possible to assess the scale of the damage and extensive repairs required."The storm is still ongoing and our engineers are doing everything possible to assess the scale of the damage and extensive repairs required.
"We have all our resources in place and our priority is to deal with emergency situations, support our customers and ensure our people can work safely as soon as the conditions allow.""We have all our resources in place and our priority is to deal with emergency situations, support our customers and ensure our people can work safely as soon as the conditions allow."
Electricity North West also said it was responding to a high number of power cuts with thousands of properties in Cumbria and Lancashire affected. Electricity North West described conditions as "treacherous", with 69,000 properties in Cumbria and Lancashire losing power overnight.
The red warning has now expired, but amber and yellow #warnings for wind remain in place as #StormArwen continues to bring some very strong gusts to many areasMany roads remain closed so please only travel if absolutely necessaryStay #WeatherAware pic.twitter.com/5DFIbEjTKV It said fallen trees blocking roads had delayed engineers attempting to make repairs, but by 07:30 GMT they had restored power to 36,700 properties.
It warned "further damage" was likely in other areas as strong winds continued to blow.
A clean-up operation was launched in Willaston, in Cheshire
Emergency services were called out to Leeman Road and Water End in York where another tree had fallen
The Met Office issued its red warning for a stretch of the east coast from Newcastle to Aberdeen at 15:00 GMT on Friday until 02:00 GMT on Saturday.The Met Office issued its red warning for a stretch of the east coast from Newcastle to Aberdeen at 15:00 GMT on Friday until 02:00 GMT on Saturday.
An amber wind warning for much of the North East remains in place until 09:00 GMT and then that is replaced by a yellow warning for most of England.An amber wind warning for much of the North East remains in place until 09:00 GMT and then that is replaced by a yellow warning for most of England.
London North Eastern Railway has advised people not to travel this weekend.London North Eastern Railway has advised people not to travel this weekend.
It said no trains would run north of Newcastle throughout Saturday and there would be significant disruption across its network.It said no trains would run north of Newcastle throughout Saturday and there would be significant disruption across its network.
The red warning has now expired, but amber and yellow #warnings for wind remain in place as #StormArwen continues to bring some very strong gusts to many areasMany roads remain closed so please only travel if absolutely necessaryStay #WeatherAware pic.twitter.com/5DFIbEjTKV
No trains are running on the Tyne and Wear Metro currently with passengers being told tickets will be accepted on bus services.No trains are running on the Tyne and Wear Metro currently with passengers being told tickets will be accepted on bus services.
It said teams were inspecting lines and clearing trees and other debris.It said teams were inspecting lines and clearing trees and other debris.
Cumbria Police urged people to only travel if necessary amid hazardous conditions and it said a number of roads had been affected.Cumbria Police urged people to only travel if necessary amid hazardous conditions and it said a number of roads had been affected.
Friday night's rugby union Premiership game between Newcastle Falcons and Worcester Warriors was postponed until Saturday evening due to safety concerns.Friday night's rugby union Premiership game between Newcastle Falcons and Worcester Warriors was postponed until Saturday evening due to safety concerns.
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