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Worst still to come - Met Office

Updated on 10 March 2008

By John Sparks

Roads are closed, flights cancelled and rail travel severely disrupted. And forecasters say the worst storms are still to come.

Winds gusting more than 80 miles per hour left thousands of homes without power, and 41 flood warnings remain in force.

The storm moved in over Britain overnight. Western and southern areas of the country have been worst affected.

The Met Office severe weather map at one stage showed warnings for almost the entire country, although they have diminished in number during the day.

A tanker was towed to safety after running aground off the Isle of Wight.

7,000 homes are without power in south west England, and 3,000 in Wales. It is in this area that the highest risk of flooding remains.

And there are more severe warnings for tomorrow and Wednesday.

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