Storm: Three People Killed By Falling Trees

[Jazzy]

Three people have been killed by falling trees in the worst storm to hit Britain in a decade.

Bethany Freeman, 17, died after a 30ft tree fell onto a static caravan in which she was sleeping in Kent.

Paramedics and firefighters attended the scene in Hever, Edenbridge, but were unable to save the teenager, known as "Gia" to her friends.

Neighbours also tried to rescue the Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School pupil. One described someone coming to her door, asking for a chainsaw.

Her mother and brother, who were sleeping in a neighbouring caravan, were said to be deeply traumatised by the accident.

The family had been living in the mobile homes for a year while outbuildings on the grounds were transformed into a new home.

A man in his 50s, from Harrow, north-west London, was killed after a tree fell on his car at the eastern end of the bridge over the River Colne in Lower High Street, Watford.

The body of the storm's third victim was found at an address in Hounslow, west London, which was devastated after a tree struck a gas main which led to an explosion.

One woman was taken to hospital, and a second was still missing following the blast in Bath Road, which destroyed three houses and damaged two others.

Fire crews rescued a dog from one of the homes and some 12 people were evacuated from neighbouring premises as a precaution.

A 14-year-old boy, named locally as Dylan Alkins, is also feared dead after being swept out to sea on Sunday in Newhaven, East Sussex.

Up to 600,000 homes suffered power cuts as hurricane-speed winds of up to 100mph swept across the South West, South, South East, the Midlands and the East of England.

Power has been restored at 320,000 homes, however 270,000 are still without.

The Dungeness nuclear power station in Kent automatically shut down both reactors after power to the site was cut off.

Gusts of 99mph were recorded at the Needles on the Isle of Wight, according to the Met Office, while the Environment Agency said some 16 flood warnings and 134 flood alerts were in place.

Winds topped 80mph along southern coastal areas and became turbulent inland reaching 81mph in Portland, Dorset, 75mph in Yeovilton in Somerset and 79mph at Andrewsfield in Essex.

Some 50mm of rainfall in 12 hours was recorded in Otterbourne in Hampshire and about 44mm in Cardiff.

Fierce winds overturned a double-decker into a field in Coram Street, Hadleigh in Suffolk, injuring the driver and several passengers.

The driver, a man in his 40s, was initially trapped and was treated at the scene by paramedics.

A police spokesman said: "He was suffering from neck pain, had taken a bash to his head and was in and out of consciousness.

Whitehall was closed in both directions in Westminster, London, after a crane collapsed onto the Cabinet Office which was evacuated.

A helter-skelter at Clacton Pier in Essex was blown over by the storm, but did not fall into the sea.

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Poor people who lost their lives or are missing.

 

[Sinon]

Worst storm my ass. All we got where I live is a small amount of rain and a bit of wind. No property damage, no injuries, no nothing. Even though we were supposedly right in its path.

Even my broke-ass neighbour's garden fence didn't fall over, and I could probably knock it over with a well-aimed fart.

 

[Nebulous]

Watch out for them trees! Stay indoors and be safe.

 

[Kirito]

It had to be pretty bad, even over here it was stormy.