A man in his 50s has died after a tree fell onto his caravan during Storm Goretti in Cornwall. The incident occurred on Thursday evening in the Mawgan area of Helston, when a rare red weather warning for dangerous stormy gusts was in force.
Devon and Cornwall Police were called at around 7.35pm. The man's death is not being treated as suspicious, and his next of kin have been informed. Work to remove the tree took place on Friday.
Yellow weather warnings for wind, rain, snow and ice remain in place across the UK for Sunday. National Rail has warned of possible disruption to train travel until Monday. A new amber snow warning has been issued for parts of Scotland, including Aberdeenshire, Moray, Central Tayside and Fife, and Highland, from 3am to 2pm on Sunday, with up to 30cm of snow possible above 300 metres.
Yellow warnings for snow and ice cover much of Scotland, the East and West Midlands, north-east and north-west England, and Yorkshire from 2am to 3pm on Sunday. Rain warnings are in place for south-west Scotland, north-east Scotland, and Northern Ireland, with up to 110mm of rain possible in some areas. Wind warnings for much of Scotland could bring gusts of up to 70mph.
The Met Office has advised those in affected areas to prepare for travel delays and dangerous driving conditions. Meanwhile, water supply issues persist in parts of south-east and south-west England following the storm. Environment Minister Mary Creagh described the situation as “entirely unacceptable” and said compensation rates for affected customers have been increased.
