1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: Kevin Great from the UK gooborning toy Hi there, Andrew 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: Hio mat So. Every the week in UK authority said 3 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: stay at home. So how because the weather was going 4 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: to be so bad? So was it so bad? And 5 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: did everyone stay at home? 6 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 2: Well? I know not everyone did, of course, people can't 7 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 2: cancel the travel plans. Travel was in absolute chaos, as 8 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 2: you can imagine. This was the fourth named storm that 9 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 2: the winter. It has claimed that we know at least 10 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 2: two lives. Some gusts up to almost one hundred miles 11 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 2: an hour, so you're looking at one hundred and fifty 12 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 2: kilometers an hour were recorded on Saturday and then again 13 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 2: early Sunday morning. The deaths were in the northwest of 14 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:39,880 Speaker 2: England in Lancashire, when a tree fell onto a vehicle 15 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 2: and a man in his late forties died. There was 16 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 2: another death in the West Midlands, same thing, a separate incident, 17 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:48,559 Speaker 2: somebody driving and a tree falling on them. The gusts 18 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 2: have slightly died down, but the problem now is this 19 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 2: storm with the strong winds was accompanied by a lot 20 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 2: of rain, and indeed the previous named storm had only 21 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 2: just left the country. The soil is really, really soggy already, 22 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 2: and I'm afraid now there is a big danger of flooding. 23 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 2: There are some fifty four flood warnings for riverside communities 24 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:13,559 Speaker 2: in England alone, and that means that flooding is likely. 25 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:17,199 Speaker 2: And in Wales where I'm talking to you from this morning, 26 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 2: the ground really really wet. There are lots of tree 27 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 2: surgeons out trying to keep the roads open. As I said, 28 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 2: the winds have died down. The big, big risk now 29 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 2: is all the water that is collecting and going down 30 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 2: into the river. 31 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: And indeed there's a change. Really I never used to 32 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,759 Speaker 1: remember England flooding and now you do. 33 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:39,559 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, and you know, more development of course, and 34 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 2: more people and therefore a bigger demand on the services 35 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 2: and also fewer places for the water to seek down 36 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 2: into the soil. 37 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: All right, let's go to the Netherlands where there was 38 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: an explosion at a block of flats. So tell me 39 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: about that story. 40 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, that was in the Hague and at least five 41 00:01:56,400 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 2: people have died four others have been injured. Now, this 42 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 2: was an explosion of a block of flats. It's a 43 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 2: three story building and it is said that there were 44 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 2: up to twenty people in the flats at the time. 45 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 2: That would mean therefore that eleven or more are missing, 46 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 2: and that's the big concern. There is so much debris 47 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 2: around the place, Andrew that the big crane has been 48 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 2: brought in to try and get lift off these huge blocks. 49 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 2: But there is a big concern this death toll will 50 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 2: increase significantly now at the moment, the authorities are not 51 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 2: saying what they believe to be the cause. However, one 52 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 2: eyewitness describes a car driving off at very high speed 53 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 2: shortly before the explosion. That that is an unconfirmed report. 54 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 2: But yeah, we believe there's to be at least five 55 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,919 Speaker 2: flats that have been completely destroyed in this explosion, which 56 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 2: has left a lot of debr for the authorities to 57 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:50,679 Speaker 2: try to get through. But I'm afraid more and more 58 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 2: this is proving and I think not to be a 59 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 2: rescue operation. If there are more bodies under there, this 60 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 2: is proven to be a recovery operation. 61 00:02:58,600 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: Kevin Grave from the UK. 62 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 2: I thank you Imagine for more from early edition with 63 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,679 Speaker 2: Ryan Bridge. Listen live to news Talks it be from 64 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 2: five am weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.