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BRITS are facing travel chaos today after the UK braved Storm Henk overnight - with 94mph gusts causing cars to be crushed by trees.

Brits were told not to leave their homes during the storm yesterday, with forecasters issuing a danger to life warning.

Severe flood warnings were still in place overnight for many parts of England, Scotland and Wales.

And today travel chaos is still expected to continue.

Greater Anglia said train services are experiencing "severe disruptions" due to the storm with "multiple incidents" affecting services across the network.

Meanwhile a joint statement from South Western Railway and Network Rail said that disruptions linked to the storm will continue throughout the day.

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The Environment Agency said there were 368 active alerts in England for possible flooding, 322 flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected and, in Northampton, one danger to life severe flood warning.

In Wales there was one severe flood warning, 15 flood warnings and 39 flood alerts, according to Natural Resources Wales.

The Met Office said that today will see "sunny spells", with no weather warnings in place.

Today's forecast will come as a relief after Storm Henk brought misery to much of Britain yesterday.

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Paramedics and firefighters scrambled to a road in Orpington, south London after a woman was crushed by a tree.

The London Fire Brigade urged people in the capital to stay indoors and to only travel if they need to.

In Birmingham a brave passer-by rescued a three-year-old child and a driver from a car submerged in flood water.

The hero then secured the vehicle to the bridge to prevent it being washed away, local cops said.

A father also rescued an unresponsive woman from the freezing River Severn in Worcester after spotting her "floating like a mannequin".

Colin McGarva, 31, waded into the fast-flowing river to save the motionless 50-year-old woman.

Cops in Gloucestershire said that roads are closed near Kemble after a tree fell onto a car.

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Disruption to South Western Railway (SWR) services from the impact of Storm Henk is expected to continue throughout Wednesday.

SWR chief operating officer Stuart Meek and Network Rail interim route director for Wessex Matt Pocock said: "We would urge everyone to check before they travel to see whether their train is running as planned. Once again, we're sorry for the disruption to your journey."

Greater Anglia said it was still experiencing "severe disruption", with "do not travel" warnings in place on routes in Norwich, Colchester, Peterborough and Cambridge, while South Western Railway said disruption linked to the storm was likely continue throughout the day.

Great Northern Rail said services would be delayed from Cambridge to Ely and Kings Lynn until 10am on Wednesday as they work to repair damaged overhead wires and remove a damaged train.

Southern Rail also said delays were expected with repairs ongoing between Uckfield, Buxted and Crowborough, while Great Western Railway said issues were likely until the end of the day due to heavy flooding between Swindon and Bristol Parkway.

A spokesperson said: "Road closures are in place after a tree fell on a car on the Tetbury Road near Kemble on Tuesday.

"Emergency services were called at around 3.15pm with reports of a large fallen tree on the A433 Tetbury Road near the junction with the A429, between Tetbury and Cirencester.

"Motorists are advised that the road is expected to remain closed overnight and into Wednesday,"

"No further information is available at this time."

The Met Office has now issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain across the south of England.

It is in place from midday tomorrow until 3am on Friday.

Families were even forced to abandon their caravans in the Billing Aquadrome in Northampton, this afternoon, thanks to the torrid conditions.

A Met Office map revealed that the Home Counties, East Anglia and the south Midlands were worst affected by the storm.

Forecasters issued an amber weather warning for these regions, warning of flying debris and a "danger to life".

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But all of Wales and much of England from Cornwall to Yorkshire were also caught in punishing gales and downpours.

Overlapping yellow warnings for wind and rain were in place until 9pm yesterday.

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