Storm Eunice Batter UK Leaves Thousands Of Homes Without Power (Video)

Storm Eunice–Energy companies are working to restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes after one of the worst storms to hit the UK in decades.

Three people died in the UK in Storm Eunice on Friday as fierce winds toppled trees and sent debris flying.

A 122mph gust on the Isle of Wight set a provisional record in England.

Around 190,000 homes are still without power. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said he expected travel disruption for “another day or two”.

“Trains are in the wrong locations, there’s still debris being removed from our roads,” he added.

Mr Shapps said teams had worked through the night to get road and rail networks back up and running after the “once in a century” storm.

National Rail Enquiries has warned there is still “major disruption” to services “across most of Great Britain”, with “do not travel” notices in place for some routes.

South Western Railway said it was in the process of clearing more than 40 fallen trees blocking its routes, while Great Western Railway said it had reopened some lines on Saturday afternoon.

Other operators are running a partial service, but some long-distance routes are still halted. The Stansted Express remains suspended until further notice.

Meanwhile, the M48 Severn Bridge will remain closed due to the forecast of further high winds.

Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester airports said flights were mostly back to normal, with expectations of a busy weekend as people leave for, or return from, half term holidays.