Llanengan, United Kingdom - October 20, 2024

More than 100 flood warnings are still in place across the UK as Storm Ashley has battered parts of the country with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain.

The Environment Agency had 45 flood warnings, where flooding is expected, in place across England on Monday, including along the south Cornwall coast and large parts of the River Severn, after the river burst its banks, submerging the town of Worcester, the previous day.

A further 96 places were kept on high alert overnight with possible flooding – while, in Scotland, the Scottish Environment Flood Agency had 47 flood warnings in place, with eight issued by Natural Resources Wales.

Tens of thousands of homes remained without power in Ireland on Sunday night, after the first named storm of the season swept across the island, causing outages for as many as 53,000 households earlier in the day.

Storm Ashley also brought travel chaos over the weekend as dozens of flights were cancelled and diverted at airports including Belfast, Edinburgh and Glasgow, while debris and uprooted trees caused havoc on parts of the rail network.

As the storm passed over the Scottish Highlands on Sunday night, average wind speeds hit 85mph, with gusts of at least 111mph provisionally recorded at the summit of Cairn Gorm.

Video Location: United Kingdom, Llanengan
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