LONDON, Jan 03 (AFP): Hundreds of flood warnings were in place in the UK on Wednesday, after strong winds and rain lashed large parts of the country, hitting travel and cutting power.
The strongest gusts from Storm Henk were recorded on Tuesday afternoon on the Isle of Wight, off England's south coast, where the wind reached 94 miles (151 kilometres) per hour.
The wind got up to 81 mph at Exeter airport, along the south coast in Devon, the Met Office weather agency said.
Gloucestershire Police in western England said a man in his 50s was killed when a tree fell on his car during the storms near Cirencester.
On Wednesday morning, the Environment Agency said it had issued 294 flood warnings-where flooding is expected-and 341 flood alerts-where flooding is possible-in England.
Several residents had to be evacuated from houseboats and caravans on the River Nene near Northampton, 70 miles north of London, because of rising waters.
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