Deadly storm Gareth batters Britain with 20ft waves, strong winds and heavy rain metro.co.uk

Storm Gareth continued to batter Britain overnight with the Met Office reporting winds of up to 75mph and huge waves battering the coast. Disruption is likely to continue today with weather warnings still in place until the middle of this afternoon, making this morning’s commute difficult on the rails and roads. Last night six crew members of a French fishing vessel had to be rescued off the UK coast as they were battered by 20ft waves and storm-force winds. Plane forced to abort landing at Leeds Bradford airport Play Video Loaded: 0% 0:00Progress: 0% PlayMute Current Time 0:00 / Duration Time 0:25 Fullscreen Horror moment tree is blown in front of teen driver Play Video Loaded: 0% 0:00Progress: 0% PlayMute Current Time 0:00 / Duration Time 0:17 Fullscreen