Storm-hit UK warned worse to come

Winds and torrential rain left one person dead and forced hundreds from their homes — as David Cameron promised the Government would “ensure everything is being done to help”.

The prime minister’s comments came as the Environment Agency revealed that more than 800 homes have been flooded, with thousands of motorists rescued from water-logged roads.

A woman was killed when she was crushed by a tree as wild winds whipped southern England, bringing the week’s weather-related death toll to two.