Police take 'about 100' storm-related calls

A tree blocks Ashlin Grove in Lincoln

Lincolnshire Police says it has received about 100 calls related to Storm Darragh, as the force asked people to take extra care with trees blocking several roads in the county.

Officers said they were aware of fallen trees in Skellingthorpe, Market Deeping, Holbeach, Old Leake and Welbourn.

Jerusalem Road in Skellingthorpe would remain closed "for some time", the force added.

A Met Office yellow weather warning for wind remains in place until 06:00 GMT on Sunday.

Gusts of up to 93mph battered some areas of the UK earlier on Saturday as the storm caused significant disruption in south Wales, western England and Northern Ireland.

As of 20:45 GMT on Saturday, two people had died during Storm Darragh.

A man died in the Erdington area of Birmingham after a tree fell and hit his car just after 15:00 GMT, West Midlands Police said.

In Lancashire, a man in his 40s died after a tree fell onto his Citroen van, police said.

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