Storm Darragh: Man dies after tree falls on van

[@lizzz6407]

Our neighbors wife was stuck down our road by trees and called her husband to come down and help her as she was trapped in her car. Just as he got a few feet from her a huge tree was uprooted, fell on him and crushed him. He passed and she will never be the same. This is Connecticut, USA where we are used to hurricanes but things like this are, thankfully, few and far between. My condolences to this family.

[@beaulieuc8910]

stay in ignored warnings

[@lynn5050]

That's so sad. Condolences to all loved ones. ❤

[@SethiozProject]

that's what you get for being incompetent and have total lack of awareness, i don't feel sorry. people need to GET OFF THEIR SCRUBBY PHONES and pay attention to what they are doing! i'd hear/see a tree fall from miles away, i'd never get hit by one, unless i'm sleeping, but i don't exactly sleep on the street. it's same thing with those brainturds who smash into other cars on STRAIGHT ROADS, cuz they're too busy scrubbing on phones or driving too fast in low visibility OR even worse, those who get hit by a train! .. in other words, it's called lack of common sense and total lack of awareness. they're getting what's coming to them, i'm glad that sometimes mother nature does its job in ridding the world of such people. if you get hit by a train or falling tree without noticing and without being able to dodge, then it means you have 0 awareness and you are danger not only to yourself, but everyone else around you! imagine such person driving a truck! how can you expect such incompetent to notice pedestrians, if he can't even notice a BIG TREE???

[@Spinazania]

she ok?

[@lukej7283]

Simp paid in full

[@meredith2803]

Poor fella, condolences to his family

[@Paulg51-73]

Indeed, talk about wrong place/wrong time.

[@michaelpage2151]

Shouldn't have been out! "Stay at home"

[@Allgone-b4k]

Yes the news doesn't lie, does it nobody saw it but where to believe what they write.

[@Allgone-b4k]

​​@@michaelpage2151so you believe everything the news says. Poor sod think for yourself

[@SethiozProject]

nah, just dumb fella. how about you don't park under a tree during storm? how about you USE SOME COMMON SENSE? nope .. ofc not, cuz people like that have no common sense, they scrub on phones 24/7. i bet he was too busy scrubbing on phone ... it's ilke those people who get hit by a train! how can you NOT notice something like that? PATHETIC!

[@AwesomeAngryBiker]

gotta love how the reporter is there questioning people about their decisions to go out in the weather they're currently in without realising he and the cameraman are out in it also for just as stupid a reason i.e asking people is it really necessary to be out in this weather. PURE HYPOCRISY

[@fionabarry9143]

Foolish people taking their children and pets in 90mph storm are they lacking common sense.

[@agotaszots2601]

Idiots

[@roseanncampbell3168]

My dogs are too terrified to go out even to use the loo!

[@agotaszots2601]

I arrived in safe by my neighbours.

[@ThePorkypete51]

Safe enough for a TV reporter and camera crew to be out.

[@kimtopp5984]

You don’t know why they had to travel…..family members use internet too …..have a nice day

[@ciararespect4296]

RIP to both of the men

[@a1white]

93mph is pretty insane and rare for the UK. That's hurricane force. Good they have these warnings, likely saved lives.

[@julienewman1761]

We had this in 1987. 🙄🤦‍♀️

[@samueljackson2257]

@@julienewman1761do u know what rare means?

[@Sarah-ft8jr]

@@julienewman1761 I was a newborn when that happened but my mum remembers seeing the neighbour literally get blown down to the end of the road taking her bin in, trees coming down etc.

[@mattw4838]

Whilst this is a fairly unique event, I do think we have downplayed this to an extent, and that as we have frequently a lot more storms now, the naming etc, I think many people no longer heed the warnings. I also think, and you are right in your description, these are hurricane force winds. But due to the technical development of these weather systems, they won't call it a hurricane, therefore storms like this one are categorised the same as any other, hence another reason people don't take the warnings as seriously.

[@a1white]

@ I said rare. Never said it never happens. Fact is storms like this ARE getting more regular

[@clarkhunt4014]

That guy popping out for milk is the reason i was told to plan my travel and leave early for my retail shop job no point was i told to stay home and be safe unbelievable that he can stay at home and be safe but i still have to risk my life so he can get milk ! Two tier country

[@Pugo_Bigdog]

My friend told me there would be a storm on the 7th. I was planning to go on a trip but I didn't because he told me. Bless him.

[@Astraylah-Spicy]

as some one Who Survived Cyclone Gaberielle In New Zealand in 2023, Sending Thoughts and prays to All over in the UK. Keep safe!

[@DenkzzXD]

Nah, trust me, this is normal weather over here in the UK.

[@indian-tech-support]

​@DenkzzXDno it isn't

[@egg750]

It's a little bit of wind 😂 give your head a wobble ....

[@P3bble_d4ndy123]

@egg yep!😂

[@bftb]

there's something idiotic about the news outlets thinking 'how can we most effectively convey to the viewer how dangerous it is to go out in this weather? i know, why don't we send reporter's out in it and get them to tell the public from there how dangerous it is. that shouldn't be misleading.'

[@SethiozProject]

it's dangerous only to those who have below 80 IQ

[@MsPinkwolf]

Reporters do dangerous jobs....like reporting in war zones. It doesn't mean it's OK for anyone to go out. It's idiots like that who get in trouble and put rescuers' lives at risk.

[@VoiceOfThe]

It’s all part of the U.K. being woke.

[@sallygunter-r9y]

God bless him and his family

[@kathrynbooth1094]

And still stupid people go out and even risk the safety of children. Just mind blowing

[@DMWBN3]

Let's stand on the beach ⛱️ Im in Brighton & people get swept out now & again.

[@Bungle-UK]

who cares about children?

[@ChequeTwice]

It’s natural selection but apparently you can’t say they’re bad parents anymore.

[@ciararespect4296]

​@@ChequeTwiceyes you can. They're awful parents. There. I've just said it

[@DenkzzXD]

@@Bungle-UKgood point.

[@Greenpoloboy3]

1:27 Dogs: "Blimey, cant this human walk herself"?

[@mlady8137]

😂

[@k144kev]

Why do parents risk there lives as well as there children walking by the coast utterly unbelievable

[@janstafford1490]

To experience the power of nature, nothing more exhilarating but if you have the tv on and get engaged in a really exciting move i can understand, it would be the arches on radio 4 for me . . . NOT

[@BloomsburyFinancials]

Rest in peace Brother ❤

[@wildandbarefoot]

Im snug in bed under an electric blanket with the wind outside sounding like jet engines.... Call me sensible

[@nrclever8167]

Some people need to go to work , I m afraid

[@roseanncampbell3168]

​@@nrclever8167 that's fine, as long as they are safe inside

[@brelshar4968]

Have you taken your latest boostie boost?

[@EggyBread-yp6mr]

Egg mcmuffin

[@greendayforever2k9]

@@spinofthewheel5345 "hurr durr deep state guvmunt no tell me what do " is probably a big part of it.

[@broughbag6292]

Taking children out into those conditions should be considered abuse. Adults are being injured in this weather. The warnings are for a reason.

[@R08ERT]

The man that got killed by a tree was in Hutton near Preston Lancashire on the A59 not Lancaster

[@intelligenceofacertainkind]

I said that and they blocked me.

[@Algorithm347]

So why is that the tv guy had the nerve to almost take the Michael out of that guy when he’s no better. Does he really have to be there ????? No

[@sandrastirling3557]

I know I was thinking exactly the same 😂😂😂

[@jibsajani]

Those people being there is just the same as the news people being there

[@AlOh-2]

Don’t forget about the British people who are living on the streets though this storm! While ‘others’ are getting a 4/5 star heated hotel!

[@frusia123]

Some are getting a few palaces at the expense of the British taxpayers, which include people who are not British by nationality.

[@kakhaval]

I understand but you are encouraging others to join the presumed 5 star hotel.

[@muhammadah6850]

😂 this bs again

[@Craig-wp3pz]

Got a few mates who are living in cars/vans etc........ Illegal immigrants get hotels, our fellas get nowt 😢

[@kakhaval]

@@Craig-wp3pz That is exactly what encourages them to come. Your fault mate

[@angieogden2308]

We forget how powerful nature really is

[@maggielusk6833]

Better safe than sorry! They can only predict so far! Can't really know till the storm hits!

[@ruleofthespirit]

Hope he wasn't a delivery driver. I used to be one and it's your job to keep going until your bosses consider the conditions too dangerous. It has to be quite bad before they r ecall any vans back to the depot.

[@LouciferFlump]

Exactly! People criticising him! He had a job to do! Boss won’t accept you saying I don’t want to work, it’s stormy! People in the comments with the luxury of being ABLE to stay home - do any of them *have* employers..? They need to shut up criticising and maybe they could get a job (once the weather improves🙄) and stop sponging off society🤷🏻‍♀️

[@menditmel2039]

Not climate change, just weather, had storms like this when I was a kid, watched a whole gable end get blown down and two 6x6 gates go down the road like tidlywinks.

[@thebrowns5337]

When I was a kid we had snow drifts in our street near Christmas. Not seen snow settle there for 30 years now. We had summers where I'd get burnt most days. Now it's largely overcast with the odd week of strong sun. Floods were non-existant in our neighbourhood and now they are common. Climate change exists. We can look at data and our memories. Of course storms always happened but we can also see the weather has changed. Denial is pointless and just fantasy at this stage. Not sure why you bother.

[@MsPinkwolf]

Thanks expert 😂

[@Reebus.LCU.]

Stay safe guys ❤🇬🇧

[@annesteele9764]

These people, ignoring advice to stay indoors, are mad and, taking children out in 93 mph winds, is beyond irresponsible.

[@simosino6763]

Clearly the winds had died down, they could easily speak to the reporter, do you people ever think for yourselves.

[@garyhuart7042]

We still live in a free country. People are free to decide their own risk and fate. Not everyone does as the TV tells them to do like sheep😊

[@carolined5923]

@garyhuart, true but then the emergency services are called out to retrieve them if something happens, putting them in danger too, peoole should not be so selfish and think about who else they are putting at risk

[@helenab7390]

So irresponsible to take small children out in this weather and the woman with the dogs honestly....😮

[@simosino6763]

Clearly the winds had died down, they easily speak to the reporter, if you only had a brain

[@simosino6763]

Clearly the winds had died down, they could easily speak to the reporter, do you people ever think for yourselves.

[@intelligenceofacertainkind]

She can do what she likes. No one made you God.

[@melgrant7404]

​@@simosino6763still sets a bad example.

[@projectdarknessgaming4994]

Myself and my family didn't get a emergency text so what's happening there ???

[@LeonidaPoliceDepartment]

Only important people will get texts , plebeian.

[@JynxedKoma]

Gods forbid anyone leave their house and get a bit wet or nudged a bit by wind.

[@ciararespect4296]

Yes a twig falling on your car (sarcasm 😜)

[@MsPinkwolf]

Yeah. It's not like getting crushed to death by a tree can hurt you 🤷‍♀️

[@amandawarwick-y8c]

I'm sorry of what happened 😢

[@mjm639]

Government: ‘let’s send an alert to people urging them to stay indoors because it’s so dangerous outside’. News outlets: ‘let’s send people out in it to show everyone how dangerous it is’

[@dolphinlover1691]

We need to learn to respect Nature more, as it is infinitely more powerful than us mere mortals 👽👽

[@emotown1]

Yep. Nature doesn’t care if you get in her way.

[@carolined5923]

Well said.

[@carolined5923]

Well said

[@ThomasDronetjr.]

God bless Ireland

[@theenglishtrucker1849]

Wow, when the wind blows "it feels like a wall of force pushing you back" Is this your first time in the Wind? What amazing reporting.

[@HemanthPercy]

My father always said, ‘Never stand under a tree during rain or thunderstorm.’ Lightning strikes tall trees. That’s for starters. Trees get uprooted during storms. I’d say, don’t go near a river or the sea during storms.

[@dxvilsflowr45]

Last night when i was sleeping. around half 1 in the morning i woke up to high wind speeds and me bejng me i didnt know there was a storm. I went downstairs *mind you im 14 years old :)* and next thing i know theres a whole tree in my kitchen window. So that was fun. Im from a place in UK, Ballymena. A small town. This was terrifying...

[@MsPinkwolf]

Wow. Sounds scary 😮

[@marklola12]

The amount of big trees with branches over hanging roads near me is totally rediculous. as winter comes they all need to be cut back. No branches should ever hang over roads

[@chriswarburtonbrown1566]

What?!? Nobody puts them there, they just grow; it's nobody's fault!

[@taraalan1131]

@@chriswarburtonbrown1566Of course they need to be cut back for safety reasons. It seems to be that money takes precedence over public safety.

[@MsPinkwolf]

Are you kidding? For 1, it would be a huge job. There are millions of trees. And 2, chopping off branches won't help if the whole tree goes over.

[@melgrant7404]

​@@MsPinkwolfthat's what poll tax is for.

[@alanpercival840]

Poor chap awful he was probably at work helping or delivering for other people

[@michaelpage2151]

Yeah, maybe.

[@beaulieuc8910]

not essential stuff, can wait

[@Bungle-UK]

or a drug mule?

[@wendynicholss6886]

​How do you know? He could have been a heating engineer or a plumber. Condolences to his poor family.

[@Nabby933]

Crazy to think what we had was 93 yet america has had 300mph winds on some EF5 Tornadoes My uncle was killed back in the 80s by 100mph winds up in scotland on Christmas eve

[@LouciferFlump]

So sorry 🌹

[@denisefox4437]

It’s crazy to put yourself in danger. Stay home and hopefully safe.

[@Nook747]

They have to get a good picture !!! idiots

[@SuperGoldenv]

OBEY

[@lawausman1993]

When we was young always my mum said to us pray when storm comes do pray will god protect as

[@RustyWalker]

I don't think it works like that. It didn't for the guy in the van. But it does give you some comfort while your anxiety is high whilst weathering the storm. That's the real benefit. It gives you fortitude to face the storm.

[@localbod]

​@@RustyWalker God moves in mysterious ways. How do you know that the man who was killed had not committed some unpunished sin or crime?

[@beaulieuc8910]

there is no god

[@DMWBN3]

Weirdo bible basher

[@lawausman1993]

@@beaulieuc8910 is there god but you don’t believe it ?

[@elijahheyes9061]

What part of " Stay home and don't travel " do these people not understand. I stayed home in front of my log burner eating mince pies and drinking port today whilst watching Singing in the rain. And hey Ho. I get to see another day.

[@localbod]

I do hope you don't drown in your self conceit and smugness.

[@beaulieuc8910]

exactly, think their narcissism played a big part. I cancelled plans and stayed in. I will make mince pies tomorrow

[@t-and-p]

The ones walking along the prom are just plain daft - reporter included - but, sadly, some of us have to travel and work in this, as emergency services, hospitals, care homes, prisons, infrastructure sites, etc, won't run themselves. And visiting carers for housebound people are absolutely vital. That said, my area got the emergency "stay at home" message so I was expecting the roads to be full of flying wheelie bins rather than driving cars on my commute to the hospital this morning. Instead, I got stuck behind someone doing 10-15mph, slamming on the brakes at **everything** - only to pull into McDonald's... I seriously questioned the ethics of whether treating him if a tree fell on him would be a crime against evolution...

[@Dorr234]

To them you are a sheep

[@egg750]

I went out and lived my life un scared by wind 😂 thank for letting us know your a big wet job

[@robertmaloney2255]

Time to get used to it, been happening for millions of years. Man up!

[@BelgianProblem]

Could you survive a tree falling on you?

[@DaylightGT]

These parents who are nearly on the verge of dying are letting their children out in the storm that could kill them? Disgusting!

[@ARYanno]

The audacity to ask why he ignored the messages on his phone while you’ve travelled there to report😂😂

[@MsPinkwolf]

Its his job. He's informing people how bad it is. But he was just putting himself at risk. He wasn't dragging out children or dogs, who don't know the dangers.

[@ashleymartin4512]

i drove past a place tonight in hampshire,england where 5 years prior i'd came upon a large tree across the road with a car i.e directly underneath it when this happened i'd ran to the front passenger side of the vehicle as fast as i could and as i got to the door to open it the driver(a girl who must have been very glad to see me an the only person in the vehicle)was getting out she was completely unharmed.....a miracle....

[@green4661]

Its 3am, wind just gone and was nothing like 1987, just a breeze.

[@Goldie-r3b]

Can we all take a moment to pray for Michael Antonio

[@axedforhelp1994]

other countries: earthquakes, tsunamis, tornados, avalanches, bad storms. Uk: bit of decently strong wind = everyone at risk and news outlets seeming like ww3 is happening

[@DenkzzXD]

*No no, he has a point*

[@mattw4838]

Pretty sure you can't predict most of those events, so therefore how can you make comparisons to a weather system we can make people alert too? It probably saved lives putting the warnings out, still couldn't help the two that did die. But yeah, only a fool would blame the news for putting out warnings, which they have to do because it is a govt responsibility to inform people through agencies like the Met Office to let people know.

[@LouciferFlump]

How appalling the horrible messages on here saying the man killed was stupid and shouldn’t have been out etc. Condolences to his friends and family. 🌹 People in the comments should think harder about what they’re saying and have some compassion and empathy. I’m sick to death of disrespectful comments on KZbin whenever someone has lost their life. Sod off the lot of you who come on these threads spouting your sarcasm and holier then thou shite. The coulda shoulda woulda crowd🙄🙄🙄 Also, don’t forget, plenty of employers will not accept your excuse if you say “I don’t want to come to work coz there’s a storm”! It would be “well when you CAN make it in, your P45 will be on my desk”🙄🙄🙄

[@MsPinkwolf]

Anyone who gets fired for not coming in after they've been told not to travel would have strong grounds for unfair dismissal. That would cost the company more than a day's lost income.

[@wodens-hitman1552]

Calm down wench

[@LouciferFlump]

@ a lot of companies would still fire people. I know workmen who have been fired for less. Some companies are despicable. It also costs you thousands of pounds to start a claim. If you lose, who has a spare couple of grand when they’ve just lost their job?

[@intelligenceofacertainkind]

The idiot news reporter got the location wrong too. Longton not Lancaster. 40 miles difference between them.

[@steelwheel-i3s]

Is this presenter, whose thick foreign accent is barely understandable to a native British English speaker with no hearing difficulties, really the best they could find???

[@ashiff7781]

No wonder its crazy windy tonight. 😶‍🌫️

[@hefeydd_]

In other countries, people simply endure storms until they pass. However, in the UK, the foolish public have resorted to calling emergency services, such as 999, seeking advice on the storm. For goodness sake, what has happened to society? They have lost their common sense and initiative, and now they need someone to hold their hand through a storm. Use your common sense and initiative; it’s not that difficult, surely.

[@stewartmercer19]

wow... Was the person who died the one giving the commentary?... He is without a doubt a complete and utter wuckfit. As much depth of anything as a sheet of A4 paper.

[@rtk3543]

Obviously a Channel 4 tick boxer, no reporting skills whatsoever ffs.

[@stewartmercer19]

@@rtk3543 Fentanyl is strong with this commentator.

[@thebrowns5337]

What a stupid question

[@intelligenceofacertainkind]

He got the location of the man who died wrong. He said Lancaster which is a completely different town 40 miles away from Longton (south of Preston) where the actual fatality occured. But hey. Who cares about details? It's only the national news. Terrible reporting. Condolences to the family and friends of the man who died in Longton. It's only a few miles away from me.

[@DenkzzXD]

People will do anything for money nowadays…

[@markbirrell951]

They were told there was risk to life..but still went out ..nothing to complain about

[@barryc1968]

Why do they always show disasters with a police car is that because disaster and police go together.

[@wodens-hitman1552]

Usually it's the police and people who hurt some lefties feelings on twitter

[@paulsawtell3991]

Cue the climit change hysterical BS

[@MsPinkwolf]

1. No one is hysterical. 2. Just because you choose not to believe something doesn't mean it won't happen.

[@FussellFilms23]

Just a lemon next to the pie compared to the storm of 1987.

[@LicketySplitDigital]

Just to say it was in Lancashire not Lancaster. It was on the Longton bypass near Preston where the tree struck the van

[@wavydavy9816]

Going out in extremely high winds is some of the best entertainment that can found for free. Especially if it's not lashing down with rain. Get out and make the most of it 😁🤗

[@Breakspears-oy6gr]

Stay awsy from trees open best

[@maggieadams8600]

That depends on where you are, things blow about, trees fall, it is potentially hazardous, although I can appreciate your point of view.

[@angusaddison3926]

Safer than a Taylor Swift concert

[@GoldilocksZone-665]

You need to operate some discretion, though. Also, taking living things, much lighter than you are, into a purported hurricane might be seen as endangerment given that they usually don't ask to get blown away. Also, we shouldn't be giving ourselves special treatment when we seek to come face to face with nature and it bites us. It's nauseating how people are portrayed as heroic when they were merely a bit reckless. Doing something you were told not to do, and then coming off worse, isn't heroic.

[@djrichylaurence8991]

I've been avoiding trees today .😮

[@beaulieuc8910]

haha me too. for xmas I am getting an electric saw just to make sure none fall down in my garden

[@DenkzzXD]

Trees tryna catch you lacking 😭🙏

[@lovejetfuel4071]

I didn't even get an alert as I own a Nokia, not one of those iSpy phones

[@Plopper2000]

This is the most British thing I have ever heard lol

[@chrisfunkton2153]

@@lovejetfuel4071 fair play

[@MsPinkwolf]

I have bad news for you. Unless you live in a Cave I'm pretty sure your information is out there, for whoever you're trying to hide from to see 😂

[@keithmoore1354]

How stupid are these people to ignore red weather warnings then they complain they was not told to stay indoors

[@lubnabegum6897]

My fence broke off

[@Leda98]

Mine too in Northern ireland

[@beaulieuc8910]

I have hedges in my garden all ok

[@misanthropist3877]

wow

[@Banaannaa]

damn sad

[@Qelyn]

Same

[@HazelKitching]

Why do all these tragedies happen nearvto Christmas.Condolances to this man"s family.Christmas is cancelled in that house.

[@GoldilocksZone-665]

It's a climate thing. We'd be getting the more extreme weather, anyway, being over half way up the northern hemisphere. Australia might be more prone to high temperature issues at Christmas.

[@AnitaWalters-h4i]

What’s the point in warning people when they ignore the warnings anyway

[@larryfroot]

Because when things go wrong, it's on the individuals rather than the authorities.

[@beaulieuc8910]

they are mad aren't they?

[@Qelyn]

It was 90mph winds not 150mph 😭

[@simosino6763]

Because the world still continues to go around

[@DenkzzXD]

So when people die, the authorities have a scapegoat

[@basic6154]

a tree hit my car, i phoned the insurance,they said no because it was an act of god. i asked for gods phone number,but they declined

[@realest-12]

Worse storm i can remember in last 30 years

[@petermostyneccleston2884]

I live in Colwyn Bay, and did not receive any warnings on my mobile phone.

[@saintjon6751]

@3:02 eyebrows on fleek

[@SweetSassyBull]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ThomasDronetjr.]

I hope the people of Ireland are keeping warm during the storm because I care about the Irish people

[@Bungle-UK]

A storm in December. Now, there’s a shock.

[@manichairdo9265]

Grow up.

[@frauditorsubslickboots]

Ahhh - but this is gen Z - they gotta have SOMETHING to cry about as they post yet another 'insta'.

[@zetectic7968]

A W⚓ in the comments, not a surprise.

[@localbod]

​@@zetectic7968 Don't be so harsh on yourself.

[@chrisfunkton2153]

@@Bungle-UK Laughable, isn't it.

[@humansnotai4912]

I'm a Critical Care Paramedic worked 14 hour shift yesterday. Most people stayed at home. The ones that didn't ended up with me there. You can't legislate for stupid people.

[@NikolaiOfTheShire]

Saw a car hit by a tree in Lincolnshire a few years back. Wasnt even a massive tree, more a big branch, but it totalled the car completely, sinking the roof in. Dont think they were unhurt unfortunately.

[@IBlameHR-z9p]

My phone didn't get an alert. Was the alert only for the welsh or something?

[@CB19087]

No, we got it in Bristol too. In the red zone

[@axedforhelp1994]

@@CB19087 and it was terrible, worst thing i have ever seen! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw recycling boxes being thrown across the street! How is mother nature so cruel? Lol

[@IBlameHR-z9p]

Regardless it's s**te because i got no alert to my phone, no doubt there will be others too and what if there's a more urgent, dangerous situation.

[@daniel_913]

I never get them. I have disabled them.

[@Intriguing444]

Just leave the ECHR and deport the storm

[@chekkat8956]

If you say so gammon

[@geoffevans4908]

It’s never happened before except nearly every year.

[@izzyr3231]

We say "stay at home, don't travel" and everyone thinks "it doesn't mean me though"

[@djscottfree2008]

Nothing new here, this is normal British weather

[@LdevArt]

flat earthers like you are mentally ill

[@mattw4838]

Nothing normal about 90 mph winds, multiple trees uprooted, 2 men killed and numerous other incidents that won't hit the news. What is normal about this, explain why you made this post?

[@Josh-gd7ew]

@@mattw4838are you trying to say storms ain’t normal? Storms in winter..? 🤦

[@LdevArt]

@@mattw4838 they are another flat-earther climate channe crank denier

[@mattw4838]

@@Josh-gd7ew no, do you have e difficulties reading. I said storms producing 90mph+ winds are not normal. Storms with winds around 50-70 are more frequent but this type of storm and the damage it caused, no that's not normal. As I said to the other idiot, what is normal about trees being uprooted, roofs blown of buildings and 2 people being killed as trees hit their vehicle? That's what I'm saying isn't normal.

[@MichaelHo429]

It’s Cathy Newman’s fault: she deliberately misquoted her interviewee over 35 times in a half hour interview by saying “So you’re saying [something provocative that the interviewee didn’t actually say].” That’s a bad mistake. An unforgivable error. A punishable offence. Cathy Newman: shame on your parents for raising you.

[@malcolmclements9254]

I spent it at my shack in the middle of a wood, had the warning ... I'm still here.

[@soulfoodforthought9225]

TELLING THE TRUTH ISNT BULLYING ! ITS THE TRUTH !

[@mrjones1696]

What a crock of shite

[@Pandora8_]

I am so done with people. 90mph winds, yet a couple think its appropriate to take their kid outside to 'see the waves' and an old woman walks her dogs because they have to go for a walk 'regardless of the weather'. Wisdom doesn't come with age.

[@leeblanche4983]

A 90 mile an hour gust the night before, shut up. Sheeple

[@OnASeasideMission]

This is normal winter weather in Porthcawl.

[@jimmarshall9921]

Young people dropping like flies over last 2 years with strokes and heart attacks, could it be climate change?

[@beaulieuc8910]

tinhat

[@GoldilocksZone-665]

"Young people dropping like flies over last 2 years with strokes and heart attacks, could it be climate change?" You mean heat stroke? Then, yes, it's becoming increasingly common for people in this supposedly temperate zone to die from heat stroke.

[@satnav1980]

I'm surprised there wasn't an advert for electric cars right after this.

[@MoonOnTheTides]

I can't believe the amount of idiots just going about their business like it's just a bit of a breezy rain shower. A red weather warning was issued and someone's popping out for milk and someone else is walking the dogs? Absurd. The government should be enforcing a proper stay at home mandate.

[@ThePorkypete51]

Get a grip

[@Durtyrooster]

The amount of idiots going to work for a business* Fixed it for you.

[@beaulieuc8910]

@@Durtyrooster they can take a day off

[@simosino6763]

Clearly the winds had died down, they could easily speak to the reporter, do you people ever think for yourselves.

[@karengarrow5579]

Why don’t people listen and stay indoors as warned to do

[@Nook747]

And there they all are....risking yet more lives, with their phones out, trying to get the best picture.....to load up on their social media accounts ! So typical

[@DMWBN3]

Bit windy in Hove, not much else.

[@Moondogg111]

Storms always happened, all throughout human history. But now it's because you drive a car. And eat steak. How dare you

[@MsPinkwolf]

Not too bright are you?

[@GoldilocksZone-665]

@@MsPinkwolf Massive understatement.

[@Revelian1982]

Had to get their little political message in their too, didn't they?

[@Shepe-vx7pj]

Condolences to the family first but it’s Just what the climate activists were hoping for . A story !! . Unfortunately People die in all kinds of circumstances. Very seldom it happens in bad weather but it happens . But now if there was a massacre somewhere in the country , it’s now comes second to a bit of wind and rain as a headline .

[@Suspiria27]

Foolish people being distracted by winter weather when the true tragedy is what is happening to their countries in Europe.

[@MsPinkwolf]

What?

[@os2musicuk203]

nothing to do with climate change

[@deebee.14]

Hay Wify, we have a weather warning on our phone. Let’s have a family day out. 😢

[@jagobot1487]

The “countries gone soft” crowd have rightfully stfu, thank god

[@Cartsp70]

Oh look it’s the same newsreel showing strong winds at the end of the pier and in the sea we’re absolutely nobody lives !! 😂