As Storm Eunice continues to chaos problems for many across the country, GB News Reporter Bradley Harris travelled to Porthcawl in Wales to find out the impact of the severe weather conditions – only to become a victim himself.
Speaking on Breakfast with Stephen and Anne, Bradley gave the latest on the travel problems in the country, after all trains in Wales were cancelled due to the storm on Friday.
GB News Reporter Bradley Harris
GB News
The M48 Severn Bridge remains closed to all traffic following Storm Eunice. A spokesman for the Severn crossings said the bridge would not reopen until a detailed inspection had been carried out on Saturday morning. The M4 Prince of Wales Bridge reopened on Friday afternoon. It was believed to be the first time both crossings had been closed at the same time due severe winds.
Reporting from Wales, Bradley said he “can’t see whether [the M48] it should be open considering how windy it is”.
“The worst of the storm is far from over. People have got sandbags still in front of their houses just in case.”
Hundreds of thousands of people remain without power and widespread disruption to travel services is continuing into Saturday in the wake of Storm Eunice.
A clean-up is set to begin after the storm brought damage, disruption and record-breaking gusts of wind to the UK and Ireland, leading to the deaths of at least four people.
As of Friday night the number of households without power listed by providers was: 6,000 in Northern Power, 112,000 in Western Power, 260 in Electricity North West, 156,000 in UK Power Networks and 120,000 in the Scottish & Southern networks.
Millions of people were urged to stay at home on Friday due to safety fears over the impact of Eunice, one of the worst storms to hit the UK in a generation, while transport woes meant many were unable to travel.