The ‘weather bomb’ that hit British shores on Tuesday night is causing disruption across north-western UK.
The storms that have battered the south west of Britain have washed away a section of the railway line at the coastal town of Dawlish.
The rain is ricocheting off the roads here in Manila. Early on Friday, our car’s tyres dragged in the deep puddles. Basketball courts – remnants of bygone American rule, and a staple of every district – are already flooding.
Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms ever, is battering the central Philippines with sustained winds of 195km/h.
Falling trees have killed a teenager in Kent and a man in Watford as a storm hit southern Britain.