THIS is the moment Storm Eunice tore down an 'iconic' tree in the middle of the street.
Bude's Triangle Tree, in Cornwall, crashed to the earth earlier today - marking the "end of an era" for the town. Video footage of the incident has since been widely shared on social media.
Remarkably, no one is believed to have been hurt, but the storm has claimed the life of one man, who was hit by a falling tree in Ireland, and seriously injured at least one more.
Incredible footage of #StormEunice taking down a tree in #Bude. Captured by Kai Wilson Page. Miraculously no one was injured. pic.twitter.com/cUBsnNUtcA
— BBC Radio Devon (@BBCDevon) February 18, 2022
Eunice has so far left more than 110,000 homes without power, many of them in the South West of England, and forced schools and businesses to shut, as well as causing damage to buildings.
A wind gust of 122mph was recorded at The Needles on the Isle of Wight in what is thought to be a new record for England, the Met Office said.
⚡️ Here's what we're up against. This is the moment the tree fell on to the railway at Beattock, damaging our overhead lines. #StormEunice
— Network Rail Scotland (@NetworkRailSCOT) February 18, 2022
📺 Footage courtesy of @railcamlive pic.twitter.com/IzYrPUsmfK
Coming just days after Dudley and with work still going on to clear up Arwen, Malik and Corrie, it's feared Eunice could also impact the nation's woodlands.
Visitors have been told to stay away from forests across the country, with staff bracing themselves for the worst.
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