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Hurricane Gonzalo: 70mph winds batter Wales on Tuesday | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
Gusts of wind up to 70mph battered the coast of Wales and caused travel problems elsewhere when the remains of Hurricane Gonzalo reached the UK. | |
More than 400 homes in south, mid and west Wales were left without power but it has been restored to the majority. | More than 400 homes in south, mid and west Wales were left without power but it has been restored to the majority. |
Two vehicles were damaged when a tree fell into the road in Carmarthenshire and a Flintshire school shut its nursery due to an unsafe tree nearby. | Two vehicles were damaged when a tree fell into the road in Carmarthenshire and a Flintshire school shut its nursery due to an unsafe tree nearby. |
A weather warning was lifted on Tuesday evening as conditions began to ease. | |
Coastguards in Swansea recorded gusts up to force nine (up to 54mph), while 70mph was also recorded at Aberdaron in Gwynedd. | |
Some Holyhead to Dublin ferries had to be cancelled and rail and roads were also affected. | |
The power cuts affected homes in Monmouthshire, Powys, Ceredigion, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Carmarthenshire, according to Western Power Distribution which published online updates about the disruptions. | |
Mid and West Wales Fire Service said crews were called after a large tree was blown on to two parked cars in Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, bringing down power cables and blocking the road for about an hour before being cleared. | |
Flintshire council said the nursery class at Ysgol Croes Atti school in Flint was shut due to health and safety reasons over an unsafe tree. | Flintshire council said the nursery class at Ysgol Croes Atti school in Flint was shut due to health and safety reasons over an unsafe tree. |
And the nearby Flintshire Bridge, linking Connah's Quay and Flint on the A548, was also shut all day. | |
Neighbouring Denbighshire council said the A525 Wrexham to Ruthin road had to close on the Nant y Garth Pass between B5429 (Pentre Celyn) and B5431 (Llandegla) due to a fallen tree. | |
And one lane on the M48 over the Severn Bridge was also closed in both directions with speed restricted to 40mph in Monmouthshire. | |
Meanwhile, buses replaced trains between North Llanrwst and Blaenau Ffestiniog due to flooding in Gwynedd. | |
Further afield, the winds have claimed a woman's life after a falling tree hit her opposite Hyde Park Barracks in London. | Further afield, the winds have claimed a woman's life after a falling tree hit her opposite Hyde Park Barracks in London. |
Hurricane Gonzalo caused widespread damage and a power blackout when it hit Bermuda last week, with damage caused to houses and power lines downed. | Hurricane Gonzalo caused widespread damage and a power blackout when it hit Bermuda last week, with damage caused to houses and power lines downed. |