Man, 90, Dies After ‘Being Blown Into Bus’

Police in north London are investigating the death of a man who they believe was caught in a gust of wind and blown off a footpath into the side of a moving bus near Finchley Central Station, reports The Guardian.

Sky’s weather presenter Nazaneen Ghaffar said Scotland, northern England, Ireland and northwest Wales would “remain wet all day”. The Garda Siochána issued an appeal that motorists should only make essential journeys over the weekend with floodwater on many roads as well as fallen trees in some rural areas.

The village of Braithwaite became completely cut off when its main bridge, the Coledale High Bridge, collapsed as the river burst its banks.

Meanwhile, Dublin Fire Brigade rescued a person from a van which got stranded in flood water in Stepaside, Dublin yesterday.

Police have evacuated people from Keswick and Appleby, and two emergency shelters have been set up for them in Kendal.

The helicopter was also sent to support Cumbria Fire Service by airlifting six people from their flooded bungalow near Ullswater.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs minister Rory Stewart, who is also the Tory MP for Penrith and the Border, said flooding in his constituency has been “the worst that anybody’s experienced” and acknowledged water had “overtopped” existing flood defences.

He told RTE News at One: “We’re talking a month’s rainfall over the course of 36 hours which could equate to 100mm of rain”.

RAC spokesman Simon Williams saying that anyone driving in Scotland on Sunday may continue to be faced with “extremely challenging conditions” – possible flooding, wind damage debris and more high winds.

The crash investigation will cause further disruption for motorists in Fife, who are already navigating the long-term closure of the damaged Forth Road Bridge and flooding from Storm Desmond.

In Northumberland, the cross-Tyne Shields ferry had to be rescued by Tynemouth RNLI lifeboat volunteers after its engine failed during an unusually strong current. Just got in at 0130 spent night bailing out a neighbour. No injuries were reported.

Conditions in the East Midlands in the morning should be mild, according to the Met Office, but it should start to feel fresher in the afternoon as rain clears.

“Cumbria Police would urge the public to respect road-closed signs and drive with caution on all roads and we are urging people not to walk or drive through any flood water of which they can not judge the depth”. They are warning residents in Carlisle to prepare for very high river levels.

The wind and rain wreaked havoc on most of the country over the past 48 hours leaving roads blocked and up to 12,000 homes without power.

It comes after heavy snow and rain caused severe disruption and flooding to areas in the south of Scotland on Thursday.

Conditions in some areas of Cork and Kerry were so bad that the The Defence Forces deployed Army personnel and vehicles to Cork and Kerry on Saturday evening following requests from the Local Authorities in the region.

With the darkness only penetrated by the helicopter’s searchlight, one by one the family were winched to safety by a courageous Coastguard helicopter crew.

He said the worst affected areas were “around the Strabane area, also Fintona and Enniskillen, and in the early hours it moved inward to around Cookstown”.

In Eamont Bridge, south of Penrith in Cumbria, 150 people were rescued by the Coastguard from a flooded static caravan park.

A peak level of between 6 and 6.10 metres is expected to occur this morning.