Evacuations, flooding and rail chaos: the aftermath of Storm Antoni in the UK

Storm Antoni saw 78mph winds hit the UK and trees blown down – blocking 100 miles of railway between Exeter and Penzance.

Meanwhile, a yellow warning forwas in place for southern parts of the UK and a yellow thunderstorm warning was issued for south-east England and East Anglia.

‘The rain is still ongoing at the moment, there’s still a fair bit of thunder and rain, particularly across northern England and East Anglia,’ Mr Partridge added.‘The storm is going to clear through this evening, it will pretty much all be gone by midnight.’ A two-day music festival where 60,000 people were due to attend was cancelled just before the gates opened as a result of safety fears.

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