Storm Ciarán news live: Over 100,000 homes in UK without power amid flood warnings and 104mph gusts

3 Nov 2023 • 12:47 PM MYT
The Independent
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Over 100,000 homes were left without power after Storm Ciarán caused severe weather with widespread flooding and damage across the UK and Europe.

Hundreds of schools and several airports were forced to shut down as more than 80 flood warnings remain in place.

UK is reeling under the after-effects of the devastating Storm Ciarán that recorded gust winds of more than 100mph in Jersey with strong winds and rains predicted for some parts of the country today.

Several people in Jersey were evacuated to hotels overnight on Wednesday and residents said they were hit by huge hailstones “bigger than golf balls”.

At least seven people have died across Europe in various storm-related incidents as more than a million people were left without power and schools and airports were also shut.

Have you been affected by Storm Ciarán? Email alexander.butler@independent.co.uk