Storm Henk: Flood warnings and travel disruption in UK
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Storm Henk battered the UK on Tuesday, causing flooding and travel problems.
The latest storm to hit the UK has caused widespread flooding and travel disruption.
Storm Henk hit the UK on Tuesday, bringing with it heavy rains and strong winds of up to 81mph (130km/h).
The storm has now moved on to Scandinavia, but has left around 10,000 homes in parts of England without power due to fallen trees and scaffolding.
There are also more than 300 flooding warnings in place in England alone, with some in Wales and Scotland too.
National Rail - who owns and runs most of the train services in the UK - said the storm has had a "significant impact" on rail services, and have warned there will be delays in some parts due to flooding and fallen trees on the tracks.
Fire and rescue crews across the UK have been working hard to help people who have been affected by flooding, and to clear any fallen trees.
A severe flood warning - meaning there is a danger to life - has been issued for some parts of the UK, including a leisure park in Northampton, and around the River Ritec in Tenby in Wales.
The severe flood alert, which is given by the government, means that that the water may be "deep and fast flowing" and there could be a risk to life.
Henk was the eighth storm to be named in the UK in the last three months.
Weather experts think that the wet and windy weather will come to an end later this week, with more settled, but colder, weather on its way.
- Published14 December 2017
