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Storm Éowyn: Fallen trees, power cuts and travel disruption – BBC.com

Commuters in the South West have been hit by travel delays after strong winds caused trees to topple, leading to road closures.
Trees were brought down in the early hours of Friday as Storm Éowyn swept across Devon and Cornwall with the strongest gust recorded at up to 75mph in the Isles of Scilly.
The Met Office has also issued a yellow weather warning for wind on Friday from 08:00 to 15:00 GMT.
Tree surgeons in Devon said it would take a "couple of hours" to clear a fallen tree in Kingsbridge.
Darren Taylor, from Teign Trees, said the tree, at Stentiford Hill, would need to be cut up before it could be removed.
He said it was the first callout the firm had received but he said he did not expect it to be their last.
Great Western Railway (GWR) said the train line between Plymouth and Newton Abbot in Devon was closed on Friday morning because of a fallen tree.
It was cleared a few hours later and services resumed.
As well as travel disruption, hundreds of properties and businesses were left without power overnight due to power cuts in parts of Devon and Cornwall, according to the National Grid.
It said there would be "extra teams on standby" as Storm Éowyn was due to bring further strong winds to the South West, South Wales and the Midlands over the next few days.
The firm says for some people it can confirm the existence of long Covid and help treatment.
Lead actor and veteran Tip Cullen says the production relied on a lot of volunteers.
Paul Antony Butler, 53, was arrested in Liskeard in Cornwall and remains in police custody.
A 67-year-man from the Devon village has been charged with murder.
Police say the man they are searching for was known to the woman who died.
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