The United Kingdom is currently grappling with Storm Henk. It has caused considerable chaos and severely hampered travel within the country. The UK is also experiencing strong winds and rain. Several flood warnings have also been issued and there have been multiple power cuts. The storm has also caused road closures which has hampered transportation. Here are all of the important details that you would need to know about this particular storm.
UK Storm Henk Causes Travel Chaos In The Country
#StormHenk causing chaos in Greenwich – this is the building that burned down in 2022! Creek Road is cursed #metoffice #ukstorm @MPSGreenwich pic.twitter.com/vGFig6jVgJ
— CASTALLE (@catherinejw_) January 2, 2024
According to an article which was recently published by the Hindustan Times or HT, the transportation services in the country have come to a standstill. It also said that hundreds of flood warnings have been issued.
😮 The scourge of Storm Henk in Newhaven, England is impressive. Via -CENTINELA35 📹:Jeff Overs pic.twitter.com/5z13CXI0XL
— 𝕽€Ｄᕼⓐ†__ͲⱧ∈ⵀ℟工ꕷ† (@1337nubcakes) January 4, 2024
The heavy rain has caused power outages as well. As per the article, the strongest gusts of winds were recorded near the Isle of Wight which is off England’s southern coast. They were recorded on Tuesday and reached 151 kilometres per hour.
Satellite Imagery from @Soar_Earth (dated Jan 1st) shows the floods in #Northampton before the huge amounts of rain in the last two days.#StormHenk #Northamptonshire #Flooding #Floods pic.twitter.com/OnPlwmBKKb
— Jack Whitlock (@JackTWhitlock) January 4, 2024
Furthermore, the speed of the wind reached 131 kilometres per hour at the Exeter Airport in Devon. A whopping 294 flood warnings and 341 flood alerts were also issued. Warnings are when flooding is expected whereas alerts are when flooding is only a possibility.
STORM HENK BRENGT STORMWINDEN EN TORNADO’S NAAR EUROPA 3-1-24
Een tornado in Antwerpen, die meer dan 40 huizen beschadigde, waarvan sommige massaal dakbedekking en auto’s in het rond gooiden, terwijl grote delen van Europa te lijden hadden onder stormwinden en stortbuien pic.twitter.com/CaYP5eodFn— Inge (@Inge1452447) January 3, 2024
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David Beckham “Gutted” Because Of This Particular Storm
The former footballer David Beckham recently took to his Instagram account and shared an image of a tree that was destroyed by the storm. The text on the image stated that it could have been worse but that he was still gutted by this damage.
Taunton flood water 1- BMW 0 #flooding #Somerset #StormHenk #storm pic.twitter.com/4VV1rGQJcX
— Sean Lewis (@brizzlesean) January 3, 2024
Videos of destruction wreaked by the storm have gone viral on the Internet. Residents have been advised to stay indoors.
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Do you know anyone living in the UK? How are they managing to get by in the storm? Let us know in the comments section below!
Cover Image Credits: @brizzlesean and @catherinejw_/X (Formerly, Twitter)
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First Published: January 04, 2024 11:43 AM