The UK is grappling with the effects of Henk, the latest in a series of seasonal storms to hit central and southern England and Wales with heavy rain and winds of up to 150 kilometers per hour.
The strongest gusts were recorded on the Isle of Wight, south of London, but also in various areas and, although to a lesser extent, in the capital. The flood warning issued by the UK Met Office remains in force in several counties, with around 300 situations at risk. While several thousand households are temporarily without power, there are reports of rail and car traffic disruptions, various roads are closed and dozens of local trains are canceled or delayed.
Over the past two months, the kingdom has been hit by winter storms, which are somewhat unusual by normal local weather standards. The most recent and deadliest accident, Gerrit, caused three deaths between Scotland and northern England at the end of December.
While at the end of the year, unrest caused by heavy and at times extreme rainfall led, among other things, to the flooding of some strategically important railway tunnels in southern England, blocking the passage of high-speed trains at Eurostar speeds connecting – under the English Channel – London with Paris for almost a day , Amsterdam or Brussels.
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