Tuesday, 21 October 2014

Hurricane Gonzalo: Woman Crushed To Death By Tree In Knightsbridge, London

The Daily Mail reported that just before 10am two women were taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton after being trapped under a fallen tree. A third casualty was taken to Worthing Hospital by ambulance, the paper added.

Wind and rain, with some of the worst conditions being experienced in Scotland, led to 110 flights being axed at Heathrow airport.
On the railways, poor conditions resulted in delays to commuter services in southern England and elsewhere, while on the roads some bridges in Scotland were closed to high-sided vehicles.
Some areas were subjected to gusts of wind up to 65mph, but forecasters predicted that the worst of the weather will be over after today.
Hurricane Gonzalo caused widespread damage and a power blackout last week when it hit Bermuda.
Today, the tail-end of the hurricane was particularly severe in Scotland where heavy rain led to poor visibility on the A90 south of Aberdeen, and the Forth Road Bridge, the A87 Skye Bridge and the A898 Erskine Bridge were among the bridges closed to high-sided vehicles.
In England, a section of the A1(M) in Cambridgeshire was closed due to an overturned lorry and there was heavy traffic on a number of motorways and A-roads.

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