"Danger to life" flood warnings across South West as bad weather…
Stormy weather has left thousands of homes in the South West without power and transport networks in chaos amid battering winds and severe flood warnings.
The Environment Agency has seven severe flood warnings in place – meaning a “danger to life” – covering much of the south coast of England from Cornwall to Dorset.
Western Power Distribution said about 44,000 customers in the South West had been affected by power cuts and 5,000 homes remained without power.
In response to the…

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"Danger to life" flood warnings across South West as bad weather…
Stormy weather has left thousands of homes in the South West without power and transport networks in chaos amid battering winds and severe flood warnings.
The Environment Agency has seven severe flood warnings in place – meaning a “danger to life” – covering much of the south coast of England from Cornwall to Dorset.
Western Power Distribution said about 44,000 customers in the South West had been affected by power cuts and 5,000 homes remained without power.
In response to the…

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Environment Agency issued four severe flood warnings in South…
The Environment Agency issued four severe flood warnings, put in place when there is “danger to life”.
The warnings are in the South West, at West Bay Harbour in Bridport, Lyme Regis Harbour, the south Cornwall coast and Weymouth Seafront at The Esplanade.
There are 67 flood warnings and 213 flood alerts also in place.
First Great Western Trains have issued a severe weather notice warning customers that train services between Exeter St Davids and Penzance are suspended “due to current weather…

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Storms batter South West leaving homes without power and…
Stormy weather has left thousands of homes in the West Country without power and transport networks in chaos amid battering winds and severe flood warnings.
Western Power Distribution said 5,000 properties were still without power in the South West after 39,000 homes had power restored overnight.
A spokesman for the company said 75mph-80mph winds caused “airborne debris” to fly into overhead lines.
A spokesman for Western Power Distribution said around 200 engineers have been working through…

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