Storm Dave Batters UK, Disrupts Travel

0:00It's April 5th. This is Europe News Today, powered by AI bringing you what matters across the continent. Storm Dave slammed the UK on Easter Sunday morning, shutting down roads and throwing trains off schedule with brutal winds. The amber wind alert for Northern England, Northwest Wales and southern Scotland got lifted at 3 a.m., but two yellow alerts stick around until. Noon in Northern England and Scotland, while a third in Wales clears at 7 a.m. Travel to Big Hits early. Traffic Scotland restricted major bridges like the Queen's Ferry Crossing, linking Edinburgh and Fife, plus the 4th Road. Bridge and the Humber Bridge in Yorkshire close the high side of vehicles both ways. Scott rail slapped on speed limits for longer trips, and network rail and Manchester swap trains for buses between Piccadilly and Chester due to. Overnight Gales Four coastal flood warnings and 32 alerts hit England by 6 a.m. with 8 more coastal alerts in Wales as power networks ramped up crews and gear to dodge outages from downed lines.

1:03As Dave pushes northeast, look for a sun mixed with heavy showers of north winds easing, but keep eyes on those alerts.