LONDON: The threat of flooding remains high in the south of England as the UK feels the after-effects of the devastating Storm Ciaran, reported German...
: The threat of flooding remains high in the south of England as the UK feels the after-effects of the devastating Storm Ciaran, reported German news agency .
Nearly 150,000 homes were left without power and by 4 pm on Thursday, around 11,300 properties still had no electricity.A spokesperson said: “By working together in very challenging conditions, so far today network operators have reconnected 92 per cent of customers affected by storm-related power cuts.
UK Floods Minister Rebecca Pow said potential flooding risks remained across the UK with river levels still high, large waves at the coast and saturated ground. Pondhu Primary School in St Austell, in the southwestern county of Cornwall, will be shut on Friday due to extensive flooding, with the school saying it needs time to “dry and clean the building so the children can return safely”.
Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern said: “Hopefully, the worst of it is now easing at it moves away. The AA, which had a large number of callouts in southern England, said it had “rescued 84 customers stuck in flood so far today, with thousands more impacted by the weather”.
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