Storm Ciara news: Man killed by falling tree and more than 500 homes flooded amid heavy rains
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Your support makes all the difference.More than 20,000 homes have spent the night without power as the UK continues to reel from Storm Ciara.
UK Power Networks reported more than 18,500 properties across the east and southeast of England were still without power as of 5am Monday while Western Power Distribution said more than 2,800 homes were in the dark.
Parts of the UK continue to brace for blizzards and up to 20cm of snow in the wake of the storm, with travel disruption set to continue.
Some areas saw a month and a half’s rainfall in just 24 hours and gusts of more than 90mph swept across the country on Sunday. Meanwhile, 178 flood warnings in place across the country.
There remains a risk of ice overnight, the Met Office has warned.
Heavy snow has started to fall in some regions and forecasters are warning of the possibility of lightning in the heaviest snow showers.
A yellow weather warning for snow has also been issued for parts of the Midlands and eastern England as snow began to fall across parts of the north Midlands and the south Pennines, according to the Met Office.
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