The violent winds also devastated around a hundred houses near Manchester, and thousands of homes remained without electricity Thursday afternoon in Scotland.
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Three men were found dead in a vehicle at the bottom of the River Esk in the north of England, after the passage of Storm Gerrit, local police announced Thursday, December 28. Another man who tried to help them was recovered safely, police said.
Several regions of the United Kingdom, particularly in Scotland and the north of England, have been hit since Wednesday by Storm Gerrit, which brought heavy rain and snow as well as violent winds, including 136 km/h recorded in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Swirling winds caused by a supercell storm also devastated around a hundred houses near Manchester overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, without causing any injuries.
Thousands of homes remained without electricity on Thursday afternoon in Scotland, while rail and air transport were disrupted with trains and flights canceled. Motorists were also stuck in their vehicles for several hours because of the snow, and roads were cut off by trees falling on the roadway or flooding. Further south, ferry transport between Dover and France also suffered delays on Wednesday due to strong winds blowing across the Channel, according to the DFDS company.
