Shocking scenes as Storm Darragh unleashes its fury on a coastal town in Wales. The Cabinet Office issued an emergency alert to three million people in areas covered by the Met Office 's rare red warning for wind in parts of Wales.
The second victim of Storm Darragh is a 'hardworking' father-of-seven who was killed when a fallen tree crushed his car in gale-force winds.
'A report will be passed onto the coroner. Anyone who saw what happened or who may have dashcam or mobile phone footage, is asked to please get in touch.' Kher Hussain Shahin, 56, died after a tree fell on his car while driving in Erdington, Birmingham, on Saturday'An investigation is ongoing, and I would appeal to anyone who saw what happened or has any dashcam or mobile phone footage to please get in touch.'
Winds will gradually ease with noticeably less rainfall by Wednesday but temperatures will stay in the single figures, the Met Office has said. Transport for Wales said all railway lines were blocked on 11 routes, such as between Swansea and Milford Haven, between Swansea and Shrewsbury, between Birmingham International and Shrewsbury, and between Chester and Holyhead.BURNHAM-ON-SEA: A tree narrowly missed a house after being blown over in Storm Darragh on Oxford Street in Burnham-on-Sea
SWANSEA: Waves crash into the Mumbles headland near Swansea as Storm Darragh makes its presence felt across the UK
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