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| Storm Eleanor: Travel disruption and homes without power | Storm Eleanor: Travel disruption and homes without power |
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| Thousands of homes lost power and travel was disrupted after Storm Eleanor battered the UK with gusts of up to 100mph (161kph). | Thousands of homes lost power and travel was disrupted after Storm Eleanor battered the UK with gusts of up to 100mph (161kph). |
| The Met Office said the strongest winds had now passed for the UK, where four people were injured by falling trees. | The Met Office said the strongest winds had now passed for the UK, where four people were injured by falling trees. |
| Numerous road closures and public transport delays were caused by trees and debris during the storm. | Numerous road closures and public transport delays were caused by trees and debris during the storm. |
| As the storm swept into France, a skier was killed by a falling tree in the Alps and 15 others injured elsewhere. | As the storm swept into France, a skier was killed by a falling tree in the Alps and 15 others injured elsewhere. |
| In Cornwall, some residents have been advised to leave their homes at high tide because of a collapsed stone harbour wall in Portreath. The council says the advice is a precaution. | In Cornwall, some residents have been advised to leave their homes at high tide because of a collapsed stone harbour wall in Portreath. The council says the advice is a precaution. |
| The Met Office said that during the storm gusts of more than 70mph were recorded across much of the UK. | The Met Office said that during the storm gusts of more than 70mph were recorded across much of the UK. |
| The strongest gusts were 100mph recorded at Great Dun Fell in Cumbria at 01:00, 90mph at Orlock Head, Northern Ireland and 89mph on the Isle of Wight. | The strongest gusts were 100mph recorded at Great Dun Fell in Cumbria at 01:00, 90mph at Orlock Head, Northern Ireland and 89mph on the Isle of Wight. |
| Power restored | Power restored |
| More than 25,000 homes in Northern Ireland lost power but this has been restored to most of them, with fewer than 1,000 homes still without electricity. | |
| About 400 homes in Wales have had power restored. | About 400 homes in Wales have had power restored. |
| Scottish and English provider SSE said it had restored power to 18,000 homes since midnight after outages caused by the storm. | Scottish and English provider SSE said it had restored power to 18,000 homes since midnight after outages caused by the storm. |
| In Worcestershire, a man was injured by a falling tree and another man was treated by paramedics after a tree fell on a car in Hensol, Vale of Glamorgan. | In Worcestershire, a man was injured by a falling tree and another man was treated by paramedics after a tree fell on a car in Hensol, Vale of Glamorgan. |
| In Hinton Admiral, Hampshire, two people were freed from a car, which had been struck by a tree during the heavy winds, at about 03:00. | In Hinton Admiral, Hampshire, two people were freed from a car, which had been struck by a tree during the heavy winds, at about 03:00. |
| Both men were taken to hospital, since then the driver has been arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs while at the wheel. | Both men were taken to hospital, since then the driver has been arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs while at the wheel. |
| A body was recovered on the coast of East Sussex at about 08:00, after the remains were spotted in the water. It was not known whether the person was swept into the water by the weather conditions. | A body was recovered on the coast of East Sussex at about 08:00, after the remains were spotted in the water. It was not known whether the person was swept into the water by the weather conditions. |
| As the storm made landfall on mainland Europe, flights to the UK were affected. | As the storm made landfall on mainland Europe, flights to the UK were affected. |
| Dutch carrier KLM cancelled a number of flights between Amsterdam Schiphol airport and London Heathrow. | Dutch carrier KLM cancelled a number of flights between Amsterdam Schiphol airport and London Heathrow. |
| Other flights between the Netherlands and Manchester, London City, Leeds Bradford and Southampton airports were delayed. | Other flights between the Netherlands and Manchester, London City, Leeds Bradford and Southampton airports were delayed. |
| Overturned vehicles led to closures on the A1M, M6 and M5, where a recovery operation was under way to clear up the contents of a lorry left spilled on the road. | Overturned vehicles led to closures on the A1M, M6 and M5, where a recovery operation was under way to clear up the contents of a lorry left spilled on the road. |
| Several major bridges were closed due to high winds. | Several major bridges were closed due to high winds. |
| In Buckinghamshire, "flying trampolines" ended up on lines near Aylesbury. | In Buckinghamshire, "flying trampolines" ended up on lines near Aylesbury. |