Storm Henk causes flight disruptions and power outages in Britain

2024-01-04 2024-01-04T07:59:10Z

Arabia Weather - Storm Henk struck large parts of England and Wales with heavy rain and strong winds, resulting in power outages, disruption of transportation, and floods.

The highest speed of the storm was recorded at 81 miles per hour at Exeter Airport in Devon, and many railway companies warned citizens against traveling; Due to the possibility of fallen trees or power outages, which greatly affected the transportation network.

Storm Henk causes power outages and floods... Thousands of people are affected

The Energy Networks Association (ENA), which collects data from all energy providers, reported that about 38,000 customers were without power as of 19:00 GMT on Tuesday as a result of damage from Storm Henk.

At the same time, road and railway networks were severely affected; Due to the floods, the number of flood warnings rose to more than 290, in addition to 360 flood alerts, and the Environment Agency warned of expectations of flooding in some river sites until Thursday.

Fire brigades reported that an inflatable sled was used to rescue people from a car stuck in floodwaters in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, in the early hours of Tuesday morning, and the southbound Dartford Bridge was closed due to strong winds, affecting traffic, and in the Greenwich area south-east. LONDON - The storm toppled a scaffolding panel from a building, closing a road, and caused delays and cancellations on the rail network as a result of flooding and power outages, causing inconvenience to thousands of passengers.

Train services are disrupted in the United Kingdom

Train services between London Paddington and South Wales have been diverted; Due to flooding between Swindon and Bristol Parkway, while the railway line between Coventry and Birmingham International was hit by flooding.

National Rail announced that a power outage between London Paddington and Maidenhead led to the closure of some routes earlier on Tuesday evening, and although lines have now reopened, disruption is expected to continue until the end of the service, which could cause some trains to be delayed or cancelled.

Thameslink has urged passengers to avoid traveling unless absolutely necessary, given “ multiple weather-related incidents across the entire network” .

Meanwhile, Southern Rail was forced to impose speed restrictions on multiple roads south of London at 40 mph (64 km/h), warning of the possibility of a disruption across the network. Due to multiple weather issues several lines have also been closed by the Great Western Railway.