January 3rd 2024.
Commuters were left stranded at Paddington last night as Storm Henk brought strong winds and heavy rains to large parts of the UK. Londoners were warned to stay home, and a woman tragically died after being crushed by a falling tree.
The storm caused severe disruption to multiple railway lines, including South Western Railway and Greater Anglia. A Greater Anglia spokesman said train services were experiencing major disruption due to 'multiple incidents' late on Tuesday night, with delays and cancellations likely to continue into Wednesday morning.
Delays were reported in Norwich, Colchester, Peterborough and Cambridge, and Wales saw disruptions to their train services as well. A joint statement from South Western Railway and Network Rail said the disruption would continue into Wednesday, citing severe winds damaging trees on the line.
Southeastern said a number of its services had been cancelled due to trains not being in the right place to start services. Great Northern Rail said services would be delayed between Cambridge to Ely and King's Lynn until 10am as they worked to repair damaged overhead wires and remove a damaged train. Southern Rail also reported delays, with repairs ongoing between Uckfield, Buxted and Crowborough.
The strongest gales were recorded at the Needles Old Battery in the Isle of Wight, reaching 94mph. The Energy Networks Association estimated that 38,000 customers were without power as a direct result of storm damage, as of 7pm on Tuesday. The Environment Agency also issued 368 active alerts in England for possible flooding, with 322 flood warnings and one danger to life severe flood warning in Northampton. Wales had one severe flood warning, 15 flood warnings and 39 flood alerts.
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