BBC: Millions of people have been told to stay at home as one of the worst storms in decades, Storm Eunice, hits the UK.
Rare red weather warnings - meaning there is a danger to life from flying debris - have been issued by the Met Office covering much of southern and eastern England, and south Wales.
On the Isle of Wight, exposed gusts of up to 122mph have been recorded.
Hundreds of schools are closed and travel networks are experiencing cancellations and major disruption.
Power cuts have left more than 50,000 properties in south-west England and south Wales without power.
BBC Weather said Eunice "could well be one of the worst storms in three decades". » | Malu Cursino & Adam Durbin | Friday, February 18, 2022
