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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

THE BEAUTY AND THE FURY OF A BRITISH STORM - Hurricane Gonzalo batters Britain

  • A woman has died after being hit by a falling tree opposite Knightsbridge Barracks in central London this morning 
  • Another man died in Essex when a van he was repairing fell on him after a strong gust of wind toppled it off a car jack
  • A 63-year-old died after his car hit a bridge in windy and wet conditions in Merseyside at around 4.30am
  • Two children have been taken to hospital with head injuries after breeze blocks fell from the roof of their school 
  • Three others injured in West Sussex by a falling tree, including one woman who was thought to be in a wheelchair
  • Heathrow Airport has cancelled or delayed 110 flights affecting up to 10,000 passengers amid poor weather condition
  • If you have pictures of how Hurricane Gonzalo has affected you, please email: mailonlinepictures@dailymail.co.uk
  • And here are the images

    Huge waves hit the seafront in front of the famous Blackpool Tower as the tail end of Hurricane Gonzalo continues to batter the UK

    The coast also took a battering as high waves swept along by strong wind hit the lighthouse at Newhaven harbour, East sussex
    The coast also took a battering as high waves swept along by strong wind hit the lighthouse at Newhaven harbour, East Sussex
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    Walkers at Newhaven stopped briefly to admire the view as huge waves crashed against the harbour today after the tail end of Hurricane Gonzalo blew ashore
    Walkers at Newhaven stopped briefly to admire the view as huge waves crashed against the harbour today after the tail end of Hurricane Gonzalo blew ashore

    Bad fur day: Bailey the Shih-tzu feeling the power of ex-Hurricane Gonzalo while taking a walk along the Cumbrian coast today
    Bad fur day: Bailey the Shih-Tzu feeling the power of ex-Hurricane Gonzalo while taking a walk along the Cumbrian coast today

    Cars are covered with sea spray along a coastal road in Blackpool after high winds whipped up huge waves
    Cars are covered with sea spray along a coastal road in Blackpool after high winds whipped up huge waves

    This image, sent in by reader Samantha Batts, shows clouds gathering over Clacton On Sea before the storm hit this morning
    This image, sent in by reader Samantha Batts, shows clouds gathering over Clacton On Sea before the storm hit this morning

    A photographer captures a shot as the pier in Aberystwyth, Wales, is drenched by a huge wave whipped up by high winds
    A photographer captures a shot as the pier in Aberystwyth, Wales, is drenched by a huge wave whipped up by high winds

    See more pictures of the storm
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2801196/hurricane-gonzalo-hits-75mph-winds-bringing-travel-chaos-uk-heathrow-cancels-10-flights.html

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