Storm Franklin, the third severe storm to hit the UK in a week, has caused widespread travel disruption and left 32,000 homes without power. The storm’s highest gust of 87 mph was recorded at the Needles on the Isle of Wight on Sunday evening, followed by gusts of 79 mph on a mountaintop in Wales. A yellow wind warning for England, Wales, and southwestern Scotland was in place until 1 p.m. local time, while an amber warning for Northern Ireland expired at 7 a.m. National Rail told people “do not travel” as it said the first services on most routes were cancelled. Flooding in parts of Yorkshire blocked multiple lines and shuttered South Yorkshire’s Rotherham Central railway station until Tuesday. Train operator Northern posted a photograph on social media showing the tracks submerged under flood water. There were reports of roads left impassable due to flash flooding across the region. …
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