Storm Darragh: Trains cancelled and power cuts for thousands

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Storm Darragh: Trains cancelled and power cuts for thousands
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Great Western Railway says there are no services between Plymouth and Penzance until 16:00 GMT.

Storm Darragh is bringing disruption to travellers and tens of thousands of people are without power.More than 21,000 properties are without power in Cornwall, along with more than 17,000 in Devon

Many roads are still blocked by trees and a car was severely damaged by a fallen tree in Cornwall, but there were no injuries.A yellow warning for wind remains in force across Devon and Cornwall and much of England and Wales. Gusts of wind are still hitting about 50mph in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, but the wind is expected to ease.

Police dealt with a collision involving a car and a tree on the A39 at Perranaworthal in Cornwall on Saturday night, which left the car windscreen smashed.Bude Leisure Centre in Cornwall remains closed because of roof damage caused by the storm. GWR has confirmed that the Barnstaple and Okehampton lines and Cornwall branch lines remain closed until at least 16:00 GMT and that the sleeper train to Paddington on Sunday night has been cancelled.

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