eastern ukraine. storm eunice has been battering northern europe, killing nine people and leaving a trail of destruction. millions of people in the uk were warned to stay at home as the storm hit with record winds of nearly 200 kilometres per hour recorded. three of those who died were here in britain. in each case, they were inside vehicles hit by flying debris orfalling trees. the bbc s danny savage reports from bristol in south west england. the sea state along the south coast was frightening. the isle of wight recorded a gust of 122 mph. in hampshire, a man in his 20s died when the van he was in hit a tree. the driver was also seriously injured. oh, my gosh! oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh! and it wasn tjust trees falling. that is the spire of st thomas s church in wells being destroyed. near bristol, a speed limit on the m4 prince
orla guerin, bbc news, eastern ukraine. storm eunice has been battering northern europe, killing nine people and leaving a trail of destruction. millions of people in the uk were warned to stay at home as the storm hit with record winds of nearly 200 kilometres per hour recorded. three of those who died were here in britain. in each case, they were inside vehicles hit by flying debris orfalling trees. landmark buildings suffered damage with panels ripped off the roof of the 02 arena in london 1,000 people were evacuated from the site. the north of england and scotland escaped much of the ferocity of storm eunice but instead suffered heavy falls of snow which caused widespread disruption on the roads. the weather system has been moving relatively rapidly from west to east. storm eunice was strengthened by a powerful jet stream, which propelled it across the republic of ireland and the uk. eunice is now moving across northern europe, where it ll give the risk