Britain battered by 80mph winds as Storm Malik sweeps in
Woman, 60, is killed by falling tree and restaurant boss escapes with his life as collapsing wall crushes his £25,000 Range Rover as Storm Malik batters Britain with 80mph winds before Storm Corrie brings more gales tomorrow
Gusts of up to 80mph are set to batter Scotland, Northern Ireland and north of England as Storm Malik rolls in60-year-old woman dies after being struck by falling tree in Aberdeen, Scotland, police confirm today Meanwhile, father-of-two Russel Choudary, 40, narrowly escaped being crushed by falling bricks in Tyneside The Met Office has issued a ‘danger to life’ warning from ‘flying debris’ and potential power outagesMuch of England however is set for one-day break from winter chill with temperatures up to at least 11C (52F)
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A woman has been killed by a falling tree as powerful gusts of up to 80mph from Storm Malik continue to batter Britain, with Storm Corrie expected to bring further devastation tomorrow.
The gale-force winds have cost the life of a 60-year-old woman, who was struck by a falling tree at around 10.30am on Saturday in Aberdeen, Scotland.
A Police Scotland spokesperson confirmed that there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the elderly woman’s death, and her case will now be passed onto the Procurator Fiscal.
Pictures taken in South Shields, Tyneside also showed the devastation Storm Malik wreaked on Saturday morning, with one stunned motorist discovering his £25,000 Range Rover destroyed by debris caused by strong winds.
Father-of-two Russel Choudary, 40, had just moved his pristine white car to the opposite side of his street in South Shields to protect it from slates which had plummeted to the ground from his neighbour’s house.
But as soon as he parked the Range Rover, gale force winds caused dozens of bricks to cascade onto his 4×4, completely destroying it and leaving him distraught.
‘If I had moved it a minute earlier, I would have been killed’, he explained.
‘No sooner did I reach my front door, the bricks came crashing down. I could have been inside that car. It doesn’t bear thinking about.
‘There’s no way I would have survived. I feel very lucky to be alive.’
Yellow weather warnings remain in place across all of Scotland, northern England and parts of Northern Ireland for most of Saturday as Storm Malik is expected to bring high winds and rain.
There is an amber warning for eastern Scotland, where damaging gusts of wind will likely cause disruption to road, rail, air and ferry services.
Meanwhile, the Met Office has named a low-pressure system expected to bring fresh devastation to Britain on Sunday with gusts of up to 90mph as Storm Corrie.
Chief Meteorologist, Dan Suri, said: ‘Storm Corrie will bring very strong winds to the north of the UK, especially northern Scotland, on Sunday. This follows just one day after Storm Malik moves though also bringing a spell of very strong winds.
‘Storm Corrie will bring gusts of up to 90mph in exposed coastal locations in northern Scotland, with 70-80mph gusts more widely in the north. With back-to-back storms there could be updates to severe weather warnings, so keep an eye on the Met Office forecast.’
The Met Office has issued a ‘danger to life’ warning as gusts of up to 80mph could batter northern areas of the UK this weekend as Storm Malik sweeps in. Pictured: A fallen tree on top of a car in West Ralnton, near Durham this morning
A shocked motorist looks on at the remains of his £40,000 Range Rover in South Shields, Tyneside after debris collapsed on top of the vehicle following strong winds brought by Storm Malik
Waves have drenched the promenade in Greenock, on Scotland’s west coast this morning
A picture shows a pair of trees in one person’s back garden in Leeds after they were uprooted by powerful 80mph gusts brought by Storm Malik on Saturday
There is an amber warning for eastern Scotland, where damaging gusts of wind will likely cause disruption to road, rail, air and ferry services. Pictured: Wheelie bins lie on the ground and bricks litter a pathway after a wall collapsed in a back lane in North Shields, North Tyneside this morning
The Met Office has placed an amber warning on eastern Scotland until 3pm today for ‘very strong winds and disruption’ that could affect road, rail, air and ferry services. A yellow weather warning remains in place for Scotland and much of northern England until Monday
A person tries to walk their dog on a blustery morning at Tynemouth Beach on the north east coast on Saturday morning
A fallen tree blocks part of the road in Woodlesford, West Yorkshire, as Storm Malik battered Britain on Saturday
Four young men take the plunge in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday morning as they hit the beach in Newquay, Cornwall before Storm Malik brought gusts of up to 80mph in coastal parts of Britain
A pair of dogwalkers brave the elements as they take their pooch for a quick walk around Tynemouth Beach, North Tyneside on Saturday
On Saturday, dramatic photographs showed a tree blocking a lane on the A1 near Musselburgh, Scotland that narrowly missed a motorist.
Large waves have battered the west coast, with promenades in Blackpool, Lancs., and Greenock in Scotland getting drenched.
Power supplies and mobile phone coverage could also be affected.
The Met Office warned: ‘Injuries and danger to life could occur from flying debris as well as from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties.’
SP Energy Networks, the company responsible for electricity transmission in central and southern Scotland, issued safety advice around potential power cuts.
The company said customers should keep a battery or wind-up torch to hand and keep mobile phones fully charged.
People should also beware of fallen power lines, it said.
Network Rail Scotland said it would introduce some speed restrictions for safety, and have additional staff equipped with chainsaws across the network to deal with fallen trees on tracks.
Named by the Danish Meteorological Institute, Storm Malik brought gusts reaching up to 80mph in coastal areas, but more widely 60mph, as it tracks eastwards towards Denmark.
Paul Gunderson, chief meteorologist for the Met Office, said: ‘The impacts of Storm Malik are going to be greatest in Denmark on Sunday, but the track of the storm in the preceding hours means that the UK will be dealt a glancing blow as Malik moves eastwards on Saturday.
‘For those in the north of the UK there will be high winds and rain on Saturday, with showers possibly turning wintry in the high ground in the north.
There is an amber warning for eastern Scotland, where damaging gusts of wind will likely cause disruption to road, rail, air and ferry services. Pictured: Larges waves on Blackpool’s north shore
Paul Gunderson, chief meteorologist for the Met Office, said: ‘For those in the north of the UK there will be high winds and rain on Saturday, with showers possibly turning wintry in the high ground in the north.’ Pictured: Greenock on Scotland’s west coast
Storm Malik is expected to bring in gusts reaching up to 80mph in coastal areas, but more widely 60mph, as it tracks eastwards towards Denmark. Pictured: A driver had a narrow escape on the A1 near Musselburgh after Storm Malik blew down a large tree onto the road.
Pictured: Uprooted trees lie fallen on the ground in North Shields, North Tyneside this morning as Storm Malik arrives
Pictured: Wheelie bins lie on the ground in a back lane in North Shields, North Tyneside this morning
Pictured: Beachgoers in rough conditions as a sand storm hits Tynemouth beach this morning
‘The highest winds are expected in exposed coastal areas in the north and east of Scotland, but it will be a windy day for most.’
Further south, the weekend weather will feature some blustery winds and some rain.
The storm will also drive a cold front southwards, with temperatures set to come down throughout Saturday and widespread frost expected to form across the UK in the night into Sunday.
More very strong winds are expected as another low pressure system moves across northern areas on Sunday, with some snow possible across parts of Scotland.
Another yellow warning for wind is in place for the northern UK from 6pm on Sunday until noon on Monday.
