Saturday, November 13, 2010

Woman to death by branch impaled as storms UK - the guardian dough

Battered vehicle of woman impaled by a branch in WakefieldThe scene in Wakefield, where a woman died after is impaled by a branch in stormy weather. Photo: Anna Gowthorpe/PA

Severe gales and torrential rain that destroy made claims many parts of the country for more than 24 hours after a tree on your car in Yorkshire, a woman's life fell today emerged.

The 55 year old passenger from Pontefract, West Yorkshire, was impaled on Thursday evening on a tree branch in Wakefield and of firefighters released., later died in hospital. The driver of the Vauxhall Zafira a 54-year-old man who was injured but was not a life-threatening condition.

Northern England, North Wales and Northern Ireland bore the brunt of the appalling weather electricity flights, truncated, which disturbed and bridges, closed.the the worst affected areas were North West, Yorkshire and the Humber.In parts of Northern Ireland 6,000 people without power and remained in Anglesey, North Wales, winds swept in.Die power supply yesterday afternoon restored most homes.

According to the local authority costs could damage to Blackpool illuminations to repair the hundreds of thousands of pounds.Roads around the promenade concluded after scaffolding from the tower to be renovated, fell to the ground.

An airplane from Dublin had redirect to Liverpool, after three unsuccessful attempt to land at Leeds Bradford Airport on Thursday evening.Had other domestic flights to Manchester fliegen.Gab it error on the rail to.Trains to the West Cumbria were cancelled, after winds Ravenglass Eskmeals viaduct and localized flooding damaged was reported in parts of Wales and the Isle of Wight.

Yesterday morning wind gusts of 62 mph the coast in the Northwest but conditions were soothed pounding as the day progressed with occasional blasts.

A RAF helicopter and two lifeboats went for help from a fishing boat off Cromer fight in "atrocious" weather Norfolk.Das 60 ft - boat - fruitful harvest III – took whipped waves up to about 20 ft on the water off Cromer, Norfolk, as almost 70 mph winds.

Aisling Creevey, a Forecaster with MeteoGroup who Press Association's weather company, said: "it is uncommon, sustained winds for a long period of time to sehen.Es a warm front is coming up in southern England and some rain, but nothing significant."

The strongest gust of wind, 100 mph taken on great DUN fell in the Pennines, but this failed, to top the last recorded high for the place where the winds were reported by 134 mph in January 1968.

The met Office proposed, Scotland and Northern Ireland would spells morning still wet face and would showers in Western England and Wales.


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