Trains disrupted, hundreds of flood warnings after storm lashes UK

London [UK], January 4: Serious disruption to travel had hit on Wednesday, with hundreds of flood warnings in place after Storm Henk battered parts of the UK.
On Tuesday, a man in his 50s died after a tree fell on the car he was driving in Gloucestershire, police said.
Large parts of England and Wales experienced strong winds and heavy rain during the storm. Over 250 flood warnings were in place in England, while thousands of homes are without power.
A severe flood warning, meaning there is a danger to life, had been issued for Billing Aquadrome, a leisure park in Northampton, and surrounding business units. Local media reported that hundreds were told to evacuate amid rising water levels from the River Nene.
Hundreds of properties near the River Severn in the West Midlands are flooded, in some cases for the fourth time this winter, according to BBC correspondent Phil Mackie in Worcester.
A severe flood warning wasalso in place for the River Ritec in Tenby, south-western Wales.
Eight other flood warnings were in place across Wales, and one in Scotland. On Wednesday, the Met Office issued a new yellow warning for rain covering the south of England, coming into force from 12:00 GMT on Thursday until 3:00 on Friday.
The forecaster said further flooding, travel disruption and power cuts may occur.
It comes after flooding and power failures hit the UK's rail network on Tuesday, with disruption continuing in some parts on Wednesday. Some of England's major roads have been closed because of flooding. The Energy Networks Association, which collates data from all energy providers, said fewer than 2,400 homes were without power as of 14:00 GMT. It added that power to 107,200 homes had been restored since the beginning of the disruption caused by Storm Henk.
Source: Qatar Tribune