the boats there. these pictures are from this morning in milford on sea on the hampshire coast. you can see the swell this system is creating, which has forced the closure of the beach. the system has already been over north west france, bringing gale force winds. the country s transport minister says a lorry driver was killed when a tree fell on his vehicle in the ayn region. our reporter, aruna iyengar, has the very latest. waves crashing over the sea wall in devon. a car is washed into the sea. this is penzance in cornwall. and there is heavy rainfall and flooding across the country. areas of northern ireland have been flooded. this is the scene in newry. storm ciaran is unleashing its power across the country. hampshire county council has declared a major incident for residents in hampshire and the isle of wight. many schools are putting safety first and will be shut in hampshire, southampton and devon. amber wind warnings, the second highest level of alert, are in place
coastal communities are among the worst hit, as this image from christchurch in dorset shows. lots of trees blocking roads. our reporter danjohnson is in st helier injersey and a short time ago sent us this update. it is absolutely battering these silence relentlessly overnight. some people have had a really rough night. i have been said one of the hotels where people have been evacuated. around a0 people have had to be moved from their homes. windows have been smashed, roofs have been ripped off, there were hailstones at one point in the early hours of the morning. rows have been blocked across jersey. hours of the morning. rows have been blocked acrossjersey. my hours of the morning. rows have been blocked across jersey. my roads. there are no flights whatsoever. commercial flights at least. and there are no flights whatsoever. commercialflights at least. and no boat services out there. that has caused some concern. authorities have said to people there will be abl