Festival tents blow away as Storm Lilian batters Britain

Описание: Tents went flying, barriers collapsed and three stages were closed at Leeds Festival as the bank holiday got off to a stormy start.

Thousands of homes lost power, flights were cancelled and trains disrupted as Storm Lilian — the first named storm since April — rolled in bringing winds of up to 73mph and heavy rain.

Fallen trees brought havoc to the roads and railways and more than 73,000 power cuts were reported by Northern Powergrid in the northeast. Some 11,741 customers were still without power on Friday afternoon.

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