A man in his 50s died when a tree fell on his van in the extreme weather in Tunbridge Wells on Tuesday, Kent Police said. The second casualty was a crewman who died after being injured on board a tanker in the English Channel. Two others were rescued from the vessel and taken to hospital, police said.
Across the UK on Tuesday, trees collapsed on railway tracks and power lines, vehicles overturned on busy roads and severe weather warnings were issued, officials said.
In Surrey, a large oak tree fell on a bus, causing serious injury to the driver, police said, adding the Kingston Bridge in Glasgow has been blocked by two overturned vehicles.
The Scottish government said about 60,000 people were left without power after strong winds affected electricity lines, but the number was likely to fluctuate through the day as the storm moved towards the east and north and engineers were able to carry out repairs.