Storm Desmond, the fourth named storm of the season, soaked parts of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland over the weekend, bringing flooding rain, storm surge flooding and winds gusting over 100 mph.
Police in north London were 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. The 90-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
In Scotland, a jack-knifed FedEx truck crashed into the central reservation on the M8 at Bathgate, West Lothian, reports STV News. Lanes in both directions were closed.
Efforts to rescue a horse stranded in a flooded field in Ovingham, Northumberland, had to be canceled, according to the Chronicle. Firefighters were unsuccessful in reaching the horse, which was in floodwaters up to its middle. A man who attempted to save the horse himself became stuck and had to be rescued by a crew with the use of an inflatable boat.
Travel was disrupted in Ireland as numerous ferry sailings and flights were canceled, diverted or delayed by Desmond, reports The Irish Times. Dozens of departing and arriving flights to Dublin Airport were canceled Saturday. Rail travel also experienced delays of ten minutes.
Additionally, rescue crews were dispatched to 31 different flooding incidents involving people stranded in cars due to flood waters, reports the Belfast Telegraph.
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