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UK braced for more stormy weather 'Brighter weekend' after storms
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More strong winds are predicted as stormy conditions continue to affect parts of the country. Stormy weather has continued to cause chaos in parts of the UK but brighter conditions are ahead, forecasters say.
Winds will reach 70mph, causing further damage in parts of Scotland and north England, BBC weather forecasters say. Winds reached 65 to 70mph on Friday, causing further disruption in parts of Scotland and north England, the BBC's Weather Centre said.
Thousands of UK homes have been left without power including 80,000 in Wales caused by damaged power lines. One man has been killed and several are missing as a result of the extreme weather and sea coastguards have dealt with several stricken ships.
One man died after a tree fell on his car in Somerset while a search for a woman swept overboard from a cargo ship off Cornwall has been called off. Forecasters say winds will die down and Sunday will bring brighter weather.
Conditions will not be quite as bad as they were on Thursday, but people are still being advised to take caution. Parts of Britain are beginning to count the cost of the severe storms, which have hit a number of areas. I was stupid enough to get my car stuck in flood water on the way to work this morning Phil Lewin href="/1/hi/uk/6252821.stm" class="">Readers share experiences href="/1/hi/in_pictures/6252267.stm" class="">In pictures: UK storms
Damaging winds One man was killed after a tree fell on his car in Somerset while a search for a woman swept overboard from a cargo ship off Cornwall has been called off.
BBC weather forecaster Matt Taylor said: "Strong winds will affect parts of north-west Scotland this morning, with damaging gusts of about 70mph. About 80,000 homes in Wales were left without power and in Scotland engineers dealt with 60 power line faults.
"This afternoon and evening winds in eastern Scotland and north-east England could be damaging in places at up to 70mph . I was stupid enough to get my car stuck in flood water on the way to work this morning Phil Lewin href="/1/hi/uk/6252821.stm" class="">Readers share experiences href="/1/hi/in_pictures/6252267.stm" class="">In pictures: UK storms Uprooted trees and flooding have also caused chaos on roads and bridges.
"Elsewhere it's not going to be quite as windy as yesterday. There's the possibility of damage but not as much as yesterday. It's still worth taking caution travelling around in the affected areas. Forecasters said that while winds for most of the UK will die down overnight on Friday, some parts of the country may continue to suffer flooding from further heavy rain.
"We did have a bit of a respite overnight. The winds eased and the rain held off." BBC weather forecaster John Hammond said: "The high winds will continue for the rest of Friday, but will ease in the evening. Saturday will not be as windy.
Trawlers sunk "But Saturday will bring heavy rain to Scotland and Northern Ireland - and with rivers already full, that is the real concern now."
Searches are set to continue for the crews of two trawlers - the Pere Charles and the Honey Dew II - sunk off the south-east Irish coast. He added that Sunday will be a better day with "bright and breezy" weather.
A 17-year-old girl in Warwickshire was airlifted to hospital with suspected spinal injuries after the car she was in was hit by a tree. Towed to safety
Two women had lucky escapes when trees fell on them - one on a footpath in Hertfordshire and the other in a car in Sevenoaks, Kent. Meanwhile, a 4,500-tonne ship which narrowly missed two gas platforms in the North Sea is now under tow, the Coastguard has said.
There was severe flooding around the rivers Vyrnwy and Severn on the border between England and Wales. The vessel broke down in bad weather on Thursday, with a cargo of 4,200 tonnes of fertiliser.
The Vindo was drifting towards the Murdoch gas platform, 75 miles off the Lincolnshire coast, near Theddlethorpe St Helen.
But the crew managed to steer the vessel to avoid causing a maritime disaster.
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