UK summer storm sows travel chaos

LONDON: High-speed winds disrupted trains and blew over trees in Scotland and northern England where residents were advised against traveling as an “unusually” fierce summer storm hit the UK on Monday. Meteorologists warned that gusts could reach a record-breaking 145 kilometers per hour (90 miles per hour) as Storm Floris made landfall overnight. The second-most serious amber wind warning was in place across swathes of Scotland as officials sought to minimize damage. “Storm Floris is an unusually strong storm for the time of year,” the UK’s Meteorological Office said in a statement.

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