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Storm Ciarán upends planes, trains and cruises
Winds of 70 mph have brought chaos to parts of southern and southwest England with ‘danger to life’ amber warnings in place.
Roads are closed amid dozens of flood alerts and in Jersey, winds of over 100 mph were recorded.
Dozens there were evacuated from homes due to damage.
A Met Office amber warning for much of southwest England remains in place until at least 11am.
The storm forced the Spirit of Adventure cruise ship to divert to Falmouth for cover.
Most Channel sailings were suspended along with major disruption for Irish Sea crossings.
Great Western Railway said no trains will run until at least midday on several lines such as Salisbury-Southampton and Reading-Gatwick Airport.
Over 100 flights are grounded across the country.
Bristol and Exeter Airports have cancelled services and BA scrapped dozens of flights, including 10 services to Jersey.
It includes several services to Europe.
The impact of Storm Ciarán spread far beyond southern England.
Parts of France were hit hard as well as Ireland.
KLM reported dozens of flight cancellations to and from Amsterdam.
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