Ripped off roof among storm damages in the South

Caroline Parkes from Woodstock found half of the roof of her home "scattered in pieces" throughout the garden on Saturday

A ripped off roof is among the damage caused by Storm Darragh across the south of England.

Caroline Parkes from Woodstock, Oxfordshire, woke up in the early hours of Saturday to find half of the roof of her home "scattered in pieces" throughout the garden.

Power outages and fallen trees continue to affect Dorset, Hampshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.

Delays and cancellations continue to disrupt cross-Solent ferry services. South Western Railway (SWR) advises customers to check before they travel as multiple services are affected.

This car is one of the vehicles damaged by fallen trees in Southampton

Mrs Parkes said she had woken up at about 04:00 GMT yesterday to "some quite extraordinary noises".

"I knew there was going to be high wind but there were these enormous screeching noises," she said.

"It was like something out of The Terminator coming off the top of the roof."

She went to a downstairs bedroom with her husband where they could see "half of our roof was sat on the balcony".

"In the morning, we could see the full extent of the damage.

"We found half of the roof lying in part of our garden and the other half of the roof scattered in pieces throughout the rest of the garden.

"We've heard various friends, neighbours, turning round tumble dryers of towels and bringing them to help. We're trying to protect the house at the minute."

Hundreds of SSEN engineers have been working to restore power to homes across Dorset and Hampshire.

Areas experiencing power cuts in Oxfordshire are around Nuffield, Burford, Banbury, Oxford, Wallingford, Burford and Abingdon.

Outages in Berkshire are also ongoing in Midgham, areas of Tadley, Woodcote, Wargrave, Hungerford, Sonning and Ashford Hill.

SSEN set up welfare vans across the patch to support those without power and urged customers to report problems.

A spokesperson for the firm said 6,500 homes remained off supply across central southern England and 700 engineers were working to restore power.

Southern Water confirmed there had been power issues at a "number" of wastewater sites in Hampshire.

The company said preparations ahead of the storm meant there had been "no significant environmental impact" and directed customers to its incident map.

Headington Hill Road in Oxford has been closed since Saturday night because of two fallen trees

Headington Hill Road in Oxford has been closed since Saturday night because of two fallen trees.

Labour councillor Mark Lygo posted on X that the read was blocked "completely, by foot, cycling or any form of transport".

He said he encouraged "as many people as possible not to use that route".

Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue service said it had received "a high volume of calls" reporting fallen trees.

The Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said it received 56 calls relating to fallen trees and 22 calls relating to "dangerous structures", which could be tiles off roofs, sheds blown over, and power cables.

Steve Wright, vice president of the Fire Brigades Union, said: "People should be staying at home if they can.

"And we've got firefighters having to travel to work so we are conscious of their safety as well."

There are multiple delays and cancellations across the rail networks such as at Basingstoke Station where passengers had been waiting for replacement bus service

SWR said about 40 fallen trees were causing delays and cancellations.

Great Western Railway and Chiltern Railways are issuing multiple updates on disruptions and cancellations.

The train operators have appealed to customers to "avoid travel if possible".

Wightlink said it expected disruption on its cross-Solent ferry services throughout the day.

The operator said the Lymington to Yarmouth route was running normally.

It added that updates would be issued on its website and app.

It said that customers who did not want to travel today, could amend or cancel their bookings without charge.

Wightlink said that weather conditions had deteriorated at Ryde Pier yesterday night.

That was while its 20:20 FastCat service from Portsmouth Harbour was at its usual berth.

"As one of the mooring lines had parted, the Master took the decision, on the grounds of safety, to return to Portsmouth," the operator said in a statement.

"Customers completed their journey to the Isle of Wight on the 22:00 car ferry to Fishbourne and were taken to Ryde by taxi."

Festive events across the south of England had been cancelled or postponed.

Some country parks are still shut, including Moors Valley Country Park on the Dorset-Hampshire border.

Park representatives said they would "safely assess the situation tomorrow" to see if it would be viable to open for the public.

Bournemouth Christmas market, which was shut yesterday, is open today.

A yellow wind warning remains in place until 18:00 GMT.