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Storm Dennis has wreaked havoc since making landfall in Britain with hundreds of flights cancelled, trains delayed and already flood-ravaged areas preparing for their second


 https://mix4m.blogspot.com/2020/02/storm-dennis-has-wreaked-havoc-since.html TWO dead as Storm Dennis batters Britain: Teenage boy and a male sailor drown off Kent as 70mph winds ground many flights - as storm is classed a 'BOMB cyclone' that's 'one of the strongest EVER'

Lifeboats and therefore the helicopter were scouring sea near Margate Harbour, Kent, after reports of a person overboard

Earlier, emergency crews and rescue helicopter scrambled to Herne Bay, Kent, after 12pm to undertake to save lots of teen
Paramedics battled to save lots of the teenager because the fourth named storm of the year raged on, but they were unable to
Flights cancelled, trains delayed and flood-ravaged areas preparing for second bout of utmost weather
Storm Ciara - likely biggest within the century - claimed three victims and caused widespread travel chaos
And now, 1,200-mile wide 'Dennis the Menace' will bring 60mph winds and 100mm of rain in some areas
Storm Dennis became 'bomb cyclone' on Thursday, when atmospheric pressure dropped 24 millibars within 24 hours
Storm Dennis has wreaked havoc since making landfall in Britain with many flights cancelled, trains delayed and already flood-ravaged areas preparing for his or her second bout of devastating extreme weather.

No fewer than 40,000 passengers are suffering from travel disruption thus far as budget airline easyJet cancels 234 flights

Another 60 won't begin tomorrow - affecting an extra 10,000 people - because the storm brings 70mph winds and 100mm of rainfall to some areas.

Amber weather warnings are in situ across Dartmoor and south Devon, most of Wales, the Pennines and enormous swathes of Yorkshire until 3pm tomorrow.

Storm Dennis has claimed its first two victims today as a person who fell overboard off the coast of Kent was found dead within the water, just hours after a teenage boy died after being washed up along the shore.

Lifeboats and therefore the coastguard helicopter had been scouring the ocean near Margate Harbour, Kent, after reports that a person had fallen in.

A distress signal that came at 5.41am is believed to possess come from B Gas Margrethe, a 99-metre Maltese tanker that had been anchored off the coast of Margate.

It is understood the crewman did not happen for his shift and wasn't in his cabin, leading to the the alarm being raised.

A coastguard spokesman said: 'At around 1pm, after many hours of searching, a body was sadly found within the water by the RNLI Margate lifeboat and has been delivered to shore.'

Just hours before, emergency crews and a rescue helicopter were scrambled to Herne Bay, Kent - only 20 minutes away.

Huge waves crashed into the Porthcawl harbour wall as Storm Dennis rolled in this morning. Storm Dennis became a 'bomb cyclone' on Thursday, when air pressure dropped by 24 millibars within 24 hours

 Paramedics battled to save lots of a teenage boy who was found washed up along the shore because the fourth named storm of the year raged on, but they were unable to.

Source :dailymail.co.uk/news
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