- Trains cancelled and flights have been delayed due to Storm Ciara which is causing havoc across the UK
- Passengers on board a National Express bus narrowly avoided disaster as a huge tree came down on vehicle
- Gales have battered the Imperial War Museum airport hangar in Duxford amid fears it could blow onto M11
- River Eden burst its banks, causing severe flooding in Cumbria as coastal areas are facing huge wage crashes
- Hundreds of passengers are stranded abroad as flights are cancelled from Geneva airport due to the weather
Storm Ciara is wreaking havoc across the country as homes are being evacuated after a hotel collapsed into raging flood waters while 93mph gales ripped down cranes, windmills and even a pub.
Tourists are stranded as hundreds of flights into and out of European airports were cancelled as Britain's biggest storm in seven years swept into Scotland, with snow being predicted for tomorrow.
Homes have been evacuated across the country and emergency services have been rescuing people from their cars as violent winds and flooding continue to cause chaos.
Today streets across the country were flooded, with some people even having to be rescued by emergency workers from their cars.
This is while some parks, including Richmond Park in west London, were closed this morning due to the weather conditions, and many joggers and dog walkers were pictured waiting outside the gates for the space to open.
Further wintry weather is set to hit the UK on Monday and Tuesday, with the Met Office issuing a yellow warning for snow and ice in the North West, Yorkshire, and the Midlands.
The M11 has been shut in both directions in Cambridgeshire after an airport hangar in Duxford airfield, the location of the largest aviation museum in the UK, was damaged by high winds.
Highways England tweeted: 'M11 is being closed in both directions between J9 and J10 - at Duxford airfield an aircraft hangars roof has been damaged in the wind and is likely to be blown on to the motorway - please avoid the area #StumpsCross #Whittlesford #Royston.'
Gusts of 93 miles per hour were recorded in Aberdaron, a village at the tip of the Llyn Peninsula, in north Wales, while Cumbria saw 151.8mm of rain in 24 hours.
The town of Appleby-in-Westmorland in the county was hit by severe flooding as the River Eden burst its banks, with residents battling to protect their homes.
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service urged people not to drive through floodwater after they rescued a number of motorists.
Avanti West Coast said no trains will run north of Preston on Sunday until further notice because of the impact of Storm Ciara, and London Euston Twitter account has warned people not to travel.
The Man City vs. West Ham match, due to be held at the Ethiad stadium this afternoon has also been postponed because of the weather. While zoos across the country shut their doors, in order to protect the animals.
In Scotland, officials put in place a 40mph speed limit on the Queensferry Crossing, and ferry services were also cancelled after a weather warning for gusts of up to 75mph was issued by the Met Office. The Environment Agency has issued a severe flood warning, meaning there is a danger to life, for the River Nidd at Pateley Bridge and Bewerley, in North Yorkshire.
There are also 214 flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected and immediate action is required, and 177 alerts, indicating flooding is possible, with the heaviest rain expected over high ground where 50-70mm is expected widely with as much as 100mm in a few locations.
Forecasters have warned that flying debris could lead to injuries or danger to life, with possible damage to buildings and a chance of power cuts.
The Bridge House Guest House in Hawick, Scotland was closed off at 9.30am today after worries that the building was not secure. No guests or workers were believed to have been in the building at the time.
Water had been travelling up the embankment all morning and fire crews rushed to the scene after the water smashed into the building.
Power networks were also bracing for blackouts from gales wreaking havoc on overhead electric cables, and reassured the public they have crews on standby.
The looming disruption in the air has already seen cancellations and delays at UK airports.
Speaking to the MailOnline, one passenger who has been left stranded in Morzine on the border of France and Switzerland, said her flight was cancelled with no word from travel provider easyJet.
Lisa Norton from London had been skiing at the resort and was due to fly home from Geneva on the 9.40pm flight this evening.
Whilst on a ski lift she received a notification from the easyJet app stating that her flight had been cancelled.
'We were supposed to be going home tonight but the soonest they can fly us home is Wednesday and I need to get back for my job and my child. We are going to Geneva and from there we will fly from Paris, where we have had to get a eurostar ticket to London.'
Lisa, who had been on the trip with her twin sister since Wednesday said it has cost her nearly £1,000 to make different travel arrangements.
'We didn't even get an email. There are a few people here at the resort who are in the same situation, but have decided to stay here until they can get a flight back.
'The weather has been stunning in France, we knew the storm was coming.'London's Gatwick and Heathrow airports have both seen disruption, leaving many passengers faced with hours of chaos.
Travellers hoping to arrive at Heathrow were faced with 37 cancellations and a further 50 delayed flights, while Gatwick saw more than 40 delays to both arrivals and departures.
Elsewhere around the country, flights are disrupted into and out of airports including the Glasgow, Manchester and Liverpool hubs.
Flights are delayed arriving and leaving major European cities too, with Frankfurt Airport seeing 21 cancelled departures and a further 116 delays.
Zoos across the country including Chester and Blackpool closed their doors to protect the animals, but it didn't stop two pesky wallabies escaping from their enclosure in Southampton.
The two marsupials were sheltering behind a fence when it was knocked down by a huge gust of wind and they hopped away.
Police officers were alerted at 11.30am and the animals were found looking very wet and cold in a bush.
Their owners came to collect them and they are now back home safe and well.A spokesman for Hampshire Constabulary said: 'Trees down all across the New Forest - helping where we can.
'Oh and two Wallabies that had escaped their enclosure in Calmore, Southampton, Hants, are now safely back where they belong.
'They were being kept privately. The wind blew down the fence they were behind, some horses wandered into their field and they scarpered or should I say hopped.'
In Northampton, the roof of building was blown off following 60mph winds in the area. The roof of the Sol Central was seen hanging on by a thread at around 9.20am today. A car narrowly avoided being crushed by the panels as they flew off the roof.
Commuters at London's Euston station also faced struggles today as many packed into the station only to be faced with delays. The storm has also prompted all eight of London's Royal parks, including Richmond and Hyde Park, to be shut until Monday, while in Ireland, the opening ceremony of Galway's year as European capital of culture has also been called off.
A trampoline blown onto train tracks in Chelsfield, south London, disrupted rail services from the South East into the capital.
And a North Wales Twitter user shared footage of rough seas flooding roads and bringing water to his front door on Tremadoc Bay in Criccieth, Gwynedd.
'This is quite an exceptional storm and I haven't seen wind this strong for quite a few years,' 58-year-old company director Gethin Jones told the PA news agency.
Gusts of 86 miles per hour were recorded in Capel Curig, in North Wales, at midnight, while the Isle of White saw 81mph winds on Sunday morning, while Cumbria saw 151.8mm of rain in 24 hours. Met Office meteorologist Helen Roberts said 'quite exceptional' gusts of between 60 and 70mph would be seen in inland areas, with the worst of the weather likely to hit before 6pm, although warnings are in place until 9pm.
'As well as the strength of the wind there is the rain to come today,' she said.
'So far, we have seen some impact from the rain, which has been heavy and persistent across Northern Ireland and northern England in the last 24 hours.
'It is likely we will see further impact from the wind such as falling debris, roof tiles coming off, branches and trees down, with disruption to travel as well.'
Heathrow Airport said it had agreed with its airline partners to 'consolidate' Sunday's flight schedule in a bid to minimise the number of cancelled flights.
British Airways said in a statement: 'Like all airlines operating into and out of the UK tomorrow, we are expecting to be impacted by the adverse weather conditions across parts of the UK on Sunday.'
The airline said it was offering rebooking options for customers on domestic and European flights flying to and from Heathrow, Gatwick and London City on Sunday.
Virgin Atlantic has posted a list of cancelled flights on its website. It said it was 'contacting affected customers and rearranging their travel arrangements'.
This is while an overnight flight from New York to London is likely to have broken the fastest-ever crossing time after reaching speeds of more than 800mph.
The flight took just four hours and 56 minutes, according to Flightradar24.
A 200mph jet stream hurtled towards the UK, pushing the plane to record breaking speeds.
It departed JFK at airport on Saturday and reached Heathrow at 11.20pm.
This is while flights travelling in the opposite direction were more than two hours longer than usual.
