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Storms Leave UK Looking Like Zombie Apocalypse
Hotel Collapses Into Water as Storm Ciara Batters UK with 80mph Winds and Heavy Rain
Storm Ciara TORNADO WARNING as 90mph winds cause carnage across the UK
The Bridge House Guest House in Hawick, Scotland collapsed on Sunday as gale force winds and heavy rainfall descended on the country during the fearsome Storm Ciara
Daily Mirror UK, 9FEB,2020.
A hotel has collapsed into the water due to flooding caused by Storm Ciara.
Footage of the incident shows the The Bridge House Guest House in Hawick, Scotland falling into the swirling torrents below.
The hotel had been taped off by emergency services at around 9.30am this morning as water began coursing higher and higher up the riverside establishment,
Fire crews rushed to the scene when the side of the building collapsed into the water.
The innards of the building, including photographs still hung on the walls, could be seen from the street as the bulging river continued to flow below.
The hotel was captured collapsing into the water One eyewitness, who was supposed to spend the night at the hotel, was advised that his reservation had been cancelled due to fears over the structure.
A number of the hotel’s guests and staff were seen spilling onto the street as chiefs worked to evacuate the building before the devastation.
A spokesperson for said: "At around 9.30am, police in Hawick were made aware of structural damage to the Bridge House Guest House.
The moment the hotel collapsed was captured on camera
Huge waves are lashing the Ayrshire coast at Ardrossan (Image: PA)
"Officers attended and assisted the fire service at the scene.
"The building has been evacuated and there has been no injuries."
The strength of the storm has caused chaos across the country.
Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes in Blackpool, where the winds have caused the famous Big Wheel to rotate on its own.
Waves crash over the seawall in Blackpool (Image: Mark McNeill/Bav Media)
The Burgh Le Marsh windmill in Lincolnshire (Image: Sharon Noble / SWNS)
The M11 has been thrown into traffic chaos in Cambridgshire due to the roof of a hangar which has threatened to blow off into the road.
Storm Ciara even tore off the blades of the Burgh Le Marsh windmill in Lincolnshire.
Hundreds of flights were cancelled at airports across the UK, with Heathrow cancelling 472 flights, Gatwick 333 flights and Birmingham 101 flights.
The Humber Bridge, which connects East Riding of Yorkshire with North Lincolnshire, was closed to all traffic and pedestrians for only the second time in its history.
A lorry topples on the A20 near Dover (Image: Stephen Lock / i-Images)
Building works have been destroyed in Blackpool (Image: James Speakman/Mercury Press)
A couple from Willington have spoken of their disbelief after a tree crashed through their roof during high winds brought by Storm Ciara.
Marjorie and John Lowrie were in bed at around 7am on Sunday, February 9, when the tree fell onto their home in Hall Lane.
Mrs Lowrie said: “We were in bed when it happened. I was on the iPad reading the news. I never thought we would become the local news.
“There was just this big, roaring crash. The whole house shook from the impact
.A couple from Willington have spoken of their disbelief after a tree crashed through their roof during high winds brought by Storm Ciara.
The tree crashed into the home in Willington, Derbyshire
The engineering marvel built to protect the capital from the swollen Thames will close tomorrow.
The Thames Barrier has been operational since 1982 and has controlled the flow of the river from its spot east of the Isles of Dogs.
It will be the 187th time it has closed in its 38 year history.
A red 'danger to life' warning has flagged the River Nidd at Pateley Bridge and Bewerley in north Yorkshire as the river over-tops flood defences.
Network Rail Kent and Sussex handout photo of a trampoline on the railwayline between Sevenoat and Orpington.
Dozens of domestic and international flights have been cancelled as Storm Ciara is set to batter the UK and Ireland with heavy rain and winds of more than 80 miles per hour.
More than 400 flood warnings and alerts had been issued across the UK as of Sunday afternoon as homes and businesses were in danger of being inundated by swollen streams.
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