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Three people killed as strong winds sweep across UK

19 February 2022 04:28 (UTC +04:00)

Three people have died as fierce winds from Storm Eunice sweep across the UK, APA reports citing BBC.

A woman in her 30s in north London was killed when a tree fell on her car, a man in his 20s died when his truck collided with a fallen tree in Hampshire, and a man in his 50s in Merseyside died due to flying debris.

Five people died elsewhere in Europe, while the storm closed schools, disrupted travel and tore off roofs.

A 122mph gust on the Isle of Wight set a provisional record in England.

Coastal areas of south-west England and south Wales, as well as south-east England had been on alert after a rare red weather warning was issued by the Met Office early on Friday, indicating a danger to life.

An amber warning - forecasting a potential danger to life - remains in place across the Midlands, southern and eastern England, and Wales.

A yellow alert for ice is also in force across Scotland, Northern Ireland, and north-west England.