THE North-East was last night still clearing up after one of the worst storms in living memory.
Thursday afternoon’s torrential downpour - a month’s rain fell in two hours - caused flash flooding in many parts of the region, causing major travel disruption.
Hourly trains between London and Edinburgh resumed yesterday morning on the East Coast Main Line, which had been closed between Newcastle and Berwick by a landslip.
Electricity to 23,000 homes around Consett and the Tyne Valley was lost on Thursday...Click above thenorthernecho.co.uk for more
More than 1.5 million homes and businesses across Maryland and Virginia lost power Friday night as one of the most powerful and punishing storms in months swept across the Washington region.
Two fatalities were reported in the Springfield area of Fairfax County. A falling tree struck a car at Old Keene Mill Road and Bauer Drive, killing the male driver, said Officer Don Gotthardt, a Fairfax County police spokesman. The Associated Press, citing county police spokeswoman Mary Ann Jennings, reported that a 90-year-old woman, who was sleeping, was killed after a tree fell on her house....Click above washingtonpost.com link for more
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