250,000 Homes In South Britain Still Without Power Following Storm Eunice

Travel chaos caused by Storm Eunice is expected to continue throughout the day and a £500million clean-up is set to commence.

Around 250,000 people across Britain still remain without power as power lines were disrupted, and parts of England are expected to be hit by up to 8inches of snow this weekend.

At least four people have been killed in the UK and Ireland as record-breaking gales of 122mph howled through the country in one of the worst storms to have smashed the isles in decades.

The roof of The O2 in Greenwich, London was torn apart, while trees were uprooted, debris sent flying and shoppers were blown over. The spire of St Thomas Church in Wells, Somerset also came crashing to earth.

More than 430 flights were canceled or diverted and London City Airport was closed for most of the day. A video live-streaming an attempt by an aircraft to land at London’s Heathrow Airport during the storm, had about 5 million people watching.

Around a quarter of a million people still remain in darkness. As of last night, the number of households without power listed by providers was: 6,000 in Northern Power, 112,000 in Western Power, 260 in Electricity North West, 156,000 in UK Power Networks, and 120,000 in the Scottish & Southern networks.  

The Met Office has now issued a yellow warning for heavy snow in Yorkshire and Lancashire, particularly those living in the Peak District. Some roads and railways will likely be affected by longer journey times, the national weather agency added.