{"id":1310629,"date":"2022-02-18T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1310629"},"modified":"2022-02-18T15:38:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T20:38:12","slug":"three-dead-as-storm-eunice-batters-britain-damaging-buildings-and-shredding-millennium-dome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-dead-as-storm-eunice-batters-britain-damaging-buildings-and-shredding-millennium-dome\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Dead as Storm Eunice Batters Britain, Damaging Buildings and Shredding Millennium Dome"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthree-dead-as-storm-eunice-batters-britain-damaging-buildings-and-shredding-millennium-dome%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1310629&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Parts of the United Kingdom have seen fatalities, major building damage, and transport links shut down by Storm Eunice, with winds peaking at a record-breaking 122 mph.<\/p>\n<p>Several people have been killed by the storm so far.&nbsp;A woman in her 30s was <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyNewsBreak\/status\/1494735698250842122?t=DJwTpXmoZfOLIbGM93eVJw&amp;s=19\">tragically killed<\/a>&nbsp;after a tree fell on a car in Haringey in London, making her the first confirmed fatality as a result of Storm Eunice in England.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Following that first confirmed storm death in the country, a man in his 50s was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-60439651\">killed on Merseyside<\/a> when his vehicle was hit by falling debris. The number rose again when a man driving a truck collided with a fallen tree in Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p>In Ireland, an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk\/news\/northern-ireland\/man-killed-by-falling-tree-as-ireland-is-lashed-by-storm-eunice-41360240.html\">unnamed<\/a> man in his 60s was fatally injured \u2014 again by a falling tree \u2014 in County Wexford.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased individual was reportedly an&nbsp;employee of Wexford County Council and had been involved in trying to clear a fallen tree&nbsp;in the north Wexford area before he was killed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>A spokesperson for Wexford council said in a statement, \u201cour thoughts and prayers are with the employee\u2019s family, work colleagues and friends at this very difficult time\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Grain power station has been taken offline after a chimney was brought down by the high winds. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StormEunice?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StormEunice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ndj4hhvLm9\">pic.twitter.com\/ndj4hhvLm9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BBC South East (@bbcsoutheast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcsoutheast\/status\/1494707902594093056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Looks like I\u2019ll need to find another route.. The driver was very lucky! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eBed5V5skl\">pic.twitter.com\/eBed5V5skl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nigel_Farage\/status\/1494730089455669250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>13 pedigree dogs also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbc.co.uk\/news\/thirteen-dogs-electrocuted-storm-dudley\/\">fell victim<\/a> to Britain\u2019s stormy weather, with a fallen tree blown over on Thursday hitting a powerline which then fell onto the dogs\u2019 kennels, electrocuting them to death.<\/p>\n<p>The owners said all the dogs&nbsp;aged between six months and seven years died in the \u201ctragic accident\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Despite the Met Office\u2019s \u201cdanger to life\u201d warning, as well as the widely published carnage across the UK \u2014&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-cornwall-60428046\">including<\/a> roofs ripped from homes and downed trees- \u2013 Brits still had to be told by the British Coastguard not to go swimming, and even not to go outside to take selfies with the storm after one girl <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10527075\/Thrillseekers-told-away-coast-one-girl-rescued-waves.html\">had to be rescued<\/a>&nbsp;by HM Coastguard in Newquay last night after venturing out into the storm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile storm watching can be spectacular, trying to capture the most amazing shot is not worth putting your own safety at risk\u201d, the Cornish coastguard said in response to the incident.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-60419268#:~:text=About%2040%2C000%20homes%20lost%20power,recorded%20off%20the%20Pembrokeshire%20coast.&amp;text=Both%20the%20M4%20Prince%20of,south%20Wales%20have%20been%20shut.\">devastation<\/a> from Storm Eunice in Wales, where&nbsp;40,000 homes lost power and lorries were been blown over, vast swathes of the South of England being put in a \u201cdanger to life\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/storm-eunice-second-danger-to-life-red-warning-for-london-and-south-eastern-england-1468260\">red warning<\/a> today by the Meteorological Office \u2013&nbsp;the United Kingdom\u2019s national weather service.<\/p>\n<p>The Needles on the Isle of Wight recorded a 122 mph wind speed this morning which is believed to be a new record for England, beating the former title hold the 1987 Great Storm where gusts peaked at 115mph.<\/p>\n<p>The storm has been such a concern that the British government was forced to call an emergency&nbsp;Civil Contingencies Committee meeting \u2013 more popularly known as Cobra meeting \u2013 after ministers were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/politics\/storm-eunice-latest-emergency-cobra-meeting-b2018014.html\">concerned<\/a> the storm posed \u201ca risk to life and limb\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_19934986\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238588979.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19934986\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1238588979.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A lorry or HGV (heavy goods vehicle) lays on its side after being blown over by the wind on the M4 motorway near Margam in south Wales, on February 18, 2022 (Photo by GEOFF CADDICK\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19934994\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1371312074.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19934994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1371312074.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;Storm waves break against Brighton Palace Pier on February 18, 2022 in Brighton, England. (Photo by Tristan Fewings\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Train and bus services have been cancelled across the country, with the public warned to stay at home.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the red warning applied to South West England, but by early Friday morning, it had been extended to London and the South East. The Millenium Dome \u2014&nbsp;the eighth largest building in the world by usable volume and \u2014 was seriously damaged, with strong gales tearing large portions of the fabric roof.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses reported seeing the tent covering of the Dome \u2014 which now forms part of the O2 arena \u2014 flapping in the wind today with one saying&nbsp;\u201cmore and more parts are getting ripped off\u201d, the&nbsp;<em>Daily Mail&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10526417\/London-RED-alert-Storm-Eunice-Met-Office-issues-extreme-weather-warning-capital.html\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An O2 spokesperson has said that the \u201caffected areas have been cleared and The O2 will remain closed for the rest of the day\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cGosh, it\u2019s ripped it off.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Storm Eunice has shredded the roof of London\u2019s O2 arena causing the venue to close. <\/p>\n<p>The storm has caused havoc across the UK with record-breaking gusts. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SKGgK1gjNv\">pic.twitter.com\/SKGgK1gjNv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News\/status\/1494696150196273152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Alongside the Millenium Dome, multiple other buildings have been battered by the storm including Kent\u2019s Isle of Grain Power Station which had to be \u201ctaken offline\u201d after one of its three chimneys was blown over.<\/p>\n<p>Uniper Energy which operates the power station released a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uniper_energy\/status\/1494695484283359235\">statement<\/a> on Twitter saying that \u201cAn incident has occurred at Grain power station, during storm Eunice. We can confirm that there are no casualties and there is no risk to the local community\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Dungeness nuclear power station also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dungenessstudio\/status\/1494680633024655365?s=20&amp;t=DEpEs9kR-6mPYbS9VHkzOA\">took a beating<\/a> by Eunice with cladding seen flapping off the side of the&nbsp;non-operational station as the areas was hit by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentlive.news\/news\/kent-news\/storm-eunice-isle-grain-power-6685526\">70 mph winds<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pilots have been struggling to land at Heathrow Airport due to strong winds from Storm Eunice. <\/p>\n<p>Video courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BigJetTVLIVE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BigJetTVLIVE<\/a> who have a live stream from the airport since this morning, showing planes landing. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeathrowAirport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HeathrowAirport<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/stormeunice?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#stormeunice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Heathrow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Heathrow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8cdkv1oMN0\">pic.twitter.com\/8cdkv1oMN0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 London Live (@LondonLive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LondonLive\/status\/1494635055955775490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Brits have however developed a new hobby as a result of Eunice, however, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2022\/feb\/18\/livestreaming-of-planes-landing-during-storm-eunice-goes-viral-bigjettv\">hundreds of thousands<\/a>&nbsp;tuning in to watch <em>Big Jet TV<\/em>, a digital channel that broadcasts flights landing at London Heathrow live, which due to the storm made an eventful showing today.<\/p>\n<p>The host, Jerry Dyer, documents the landing of the planes with often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/bigjettv-storm-youtube-heathrow-flights-land-b2018207.html\">theatrical commentary<\/a>, often using classic British phrases such as \u201cgo on son\u201d or \u201cFlipping heck. Easy son\u201d, as the planes land. A combination of the host\u2019s colourful language and the dramatic footage saw British social media deluged with posts about the broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple flights were unable to land in the high winds, including two aircraft \u2014 one from Scotland and one from Bordeaux \u2014 who were both forced to turn around by Storm Eunice and head back to their airport of origin.<\/p>\n<p>Even Brexit boss Nigel Farage was not spared from the storm\u2019s destruction having to divert after a tree blocked the path of his car.<\/p>\n<p>Farage <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nigel_Farage\/status\/1494730089455669250?s=20&amp;t=Q66Z517QQg2CUNXaLmBqJA\">posted<\/a> a photo on Twitter showing a large tree crushing a van and blocking the road, but thankfully the driver appears to be uninjured with Farage describing them as \u201cvery lucky\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The coastal city of Portsmouth \u2014 located just opposite the Isle of Wight \u2014 was also hit hard by the storm with one lucky shopper narrowly missing being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portsmouth.co.uk\/news\/weather\/storm-eunice-falling-bingo-sign-almost-hits-shopper-3574890?fbclid=IwAR0BDZOPnlQ1woaeNl3Zx6pYj50evbMa4FKcLPH2KGVqLf5lXuQACN_d5ag\">crushed to death<\/a> by a falling Crown Bingo sign in Cosham High Street after he was out buying a can of energy drink.<\/p>\n<p>Jamie Webb, 30, described the near-death experience as having \u201cthe jump of my life\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A large floating mobile crane located in Portsmouth\u2019s Tipner scrapyard also broke out of its restraints and ended up being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=498203618411923&amp;extid=NS-UNK-UNK-UNK-IOS_GK0T-GK1C&amp;ref=sharing\">beached<\/a> on a nearby shoreline as a result of the wind.<\/p>\n<p>Portsmouth City Council published a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portsmouth.co.uk\/news\/weather\/school-closures-announced-as-storm-is-declared-a-major-incident-3573904\">recommendation<\/a> advising that schools in the area should not open on Friday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These people get blown over by the wind as Storm Eunice batters people to the ground in Croydon, South London.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StormEunice?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StormEunice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZUM63K93Ae\">pic.twitter.com\/ZUM63K93Ae<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 talkRADIO (@talkRADIO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/talkRADIO\/status\/1494661922574286854?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Incredible footage of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StormEunice?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StormEunice<\/a> taking down a tree in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bude?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bude<\/a>. Captured by Kai Wilson Page. Miraculously no one was injured. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cUBsnNUtcA\">pic.twitter.com\/cUBsnNUtcA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BBC Radio Devon (@BBCDevon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCDevon\/status\/1494624248379461639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parts of the United Kingdom have seen fatalities, major building damage, and transport links shut down by Storm Eunice, with winds peaking at a record-breaking 122 mph. 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