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| Ex-ambassador Richard Wilkinson trapped as tree smashes roof | Ex-ambassador Richard Wilkinson trapped as tree smashes roof |
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| The former ambassador to Venezuela and Chile has been rescued by firefighters in Winchester after a falling tree crashed through the roof of his house. | The former ambassador to Venezuela and Chile has been rescued by firefighters in Winchester after a falling tree crashed through the roof of his house. |
| Firefighters helped Richard Wilkinson, 65, escape through his bedroom window after the beech tree fell on the house in Westley Close at about 04:00 GMT. | |
| The chair of governors at Winchester University was taken to Salisbury Hospital with a badly cut ear. | The chair of governors at Winchester University was taken to Salisbury Hospital with a badly cut ear. |
| His daughter Eleanor said she was woken by a noise like "a bomb going off". | His daughter Eleanor said she was woken by a noise like "a bomb going off". |
| A Hampshire Constabulary spokesman said Mr Wilkinson was lucky to be alive after the 60ft (18m) tree snapped in half and crashed into his detached bungalow. | |
| Meanwhile, there are delays on the northbound M3 after a 10-vehicle crash, which has partially blocked both lanes between Winchester services and the A303. | Meanwhile, there are delays on the northbound M3 after a 10-vehicle crash, which has partially blocked both lanes between Winchester services and the A303. |
| Police dealt with more than 200 weather-related calls across Hampshire as the south coast was battered by storms and gusts of wind up to 80mph (130km/h) overnight. | |
| The force would normally receive about 18 calls over a 24-hour period, a police spokesman said. | The force would normally receive about 18 calls over a 24-hour period, a police spokesman said. |
| Several roads are still closed because of flooding or fallen trees but the emergency services said there had been no major incidents. | |
| Flood alerts are also in place across Hampshire and Dorset, with strong winds of up to 70mph expected along the coast until later. | Flood alerts are also in place across Hampshire and Dorset, with strong winds of up to 70mph expected along the coast until later. |