Gonzalo's Remnants Hit the United Kingdom: 2 Killed, Travel Disrupted

Gonzalo's Remnants Hit the United Kingdom: 2 Killed, Travel Disrupted

 

The remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo swept across the United Kingdom Tuesday, bringing high winds that disrupted travel and downed trees, killing at least two people.
Wind gusts reached 80 mph, the BBC reports, and the U.K. Met Office to issue a "yellow warning" -- signaling residents to be aware of potential impacts -- for windy conditions.
And that's exactly what has played out. There are multiple reports of trees downed by high winds across the region, and in central London, gusty winds caused a tree from foliage-rich Hyde Park to land on a woman walking across the street from Hyde Park Barracks. The woman was pronounced dead on the scene, according to the London Ambulance Service.
The second death happened midday in Essex. The UK Telegraph reports high winds collapsed a car jack, sending the van it was holding onto the man underneath it.In addition to gusty winds, the U.K. Environment Office issued flood warnings for coastal areas in the Anglian region of the U.K., warning of high tides, amplified by tidal surge and strong winds,  that could flood residences. The office also issued more than a dozen flood alerts for northern, southern and eastern portions of the U.K., hinting at the possibility for widespread flooding in the region.



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