Storm Ciara has wreaked havoc and resulted in several fallen trees and many cancellations. In fact, passengers travelling by train were requested to check before beginning their journeys. Several flights also suffered cancellations.
There have been observing power outage and many teams were clearing up fallen trees. Firefighters have been using a hydraulic platform along with a chainsaw for removing trees from properties. Storm Ciara also killed one person after a tree fell on his car.
Train services were cancelled between Wolverhampton and Stafford because of debris and fallen trees. Penkridge saw nine trees going down along the line because of severe gusts. In fact, power cables were snapped because of falling of trees.
In case of West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern services, cancellations were in order and to make it easier for travelers, replacement buses were set up. Flights from Dusseldorf and Frankfurt to Birmingham airport also suffered cancellations. As Germany also suffered the effects of Storm Ciara, flights from Munich also were cancelled.
In fact, even on Monday, there were parts of the United Kingdom which did see blizzards along with snow around 20 cm resulting in travel disruptions. Over a month and a half worth rains were seen in many parts in just about 24 hours.
Some parts may see snowfall tomorrow as well, particularly Scotland, and the possibility of blizzard in some regions also cannot be ruled out.
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