jenny kumar, bbc news.lier i wasjoined by karen marshall, who lives in saint peter port, guernsey. i am in an attic flat and the noise was mainly when i woke up in the early morning, it was horrendous, so loud outside with things actually hitting my windows as well. i had my radio on and i still could not hear the radio. i have had a lucky escape, there is an old tree outside and luckily, only a huge branch came off. itjust missed the car in the house. had it been the whole tree, which i was watching wobbling for quite a while and was rather worried, it would deftly have put a hole in the will of the house. sounds terrifying, a lucky escape for you. how does this compare to whether you have seen in your time in guernsey? is this the most dramatic storm you can remember in years? it is. we do have a lot of storms, i must admit, but this one was pretty much the storm of all storms and i have not experienced anything quite as dramatic, quite as windy and really quite as scary for many, many years. viewers have

jenny kumar reports from the cornish seaside town of bude.s on the north coast of cornwall to teignmouth on the south coast of devon. no one escaped a pounding from the huge waves and strong winds of storm ciaran. the peak of the winds was forecast for before dawn but as the morning has continued, the strong winds have and there have been reports of gusts of up to 95 mph here on the north cornwall coast. that combined with heavy rain has caused widespread disruption. around 200 trees fell down here in cornwall. thousands of properties were left without power. high winds in the south—east blew the front window out of this bus near folkestone in kent. most transport has been disrupted everywhere. here in dover, all crossings have been cancelled. and for the person staying in this caravan in kent, a lucky escape. this tree crashed through the roof moments after he had woken up. but there has been no escape from flooding for some. at this hotel in south devon, guests had a different breakfast experience when water came gushing in. it has been a b

jenny kumar reports from the cornish seaside town of bude. north coast of cornwall to tidworth on the south coast of devon. no one escaped a pounding from the huge waves and strong winds of storm ciaran. the peak of the winds was forecast for before dawn but at the money has continued, the strong winds have and there have been reports of gusts of up to 95 mph here on the north cornwall coast. that can bind with heavy rain has caused widespread disruption. around 200 trees fell down here in cornwall. thousands of properties were left without power. high winds in the south—east blew the front window out of this bus near folkestone in kent. most transport has been disrupted everywhere. here in dover, all crossings have been cancelled. and for the person staying in this caravan in kent, a lucky escape. this tree crashed through the roof moments after he had woken up. but there has been no escape from flooding for some. at this hotel in south devon, guests had different breakfast experience when water came gushing in. it has when water came gushin

looe is one town bracing itself for heavy rainfall, we'll speak to our correspondent jenny kumar in ag is a serious state i people preparing? that is right. a red warning is a serious state of. red warning is a serious state of affairs. people here remember the great storm of 87. the local met office said across the channel office said across the channel islands, this could be as bad as that and that is dangerous for the environment and people who live here. if you imagine storm ciaran as an arrow coming up the channel, the channel islands are at the middle of the head of the arrow with the strongest wind. at least 90 mph, possibly up to 98 gusts. and you can see the sea is pretty ugly here at the north—west tip on jersey with a 30 foot swell on the incoming tide. like a perfect combination, the wind, tide, morning rush—hour tomorrow. the authorities are trying tomorrow. the authorities are trying to ensure as little risk as possible to ensure as little risk as possible to the people and the environment. what is the advice for people living there? ~ . .., , what is the advice for peop

jenny kumar nkomo. let this take you to sidmouth in devon.ine. as we heard carol say, there have been reports of ghosts of 93 mph. you can see the impact that storm ciaran is having. —— gusts. a major incident declared in hampshire, jersey and the isle of wight. let's take you to the isle of wight. let's take you to the isle of wight. this is sandown. the picture is not entirely clear. you can understand in terms of technical is just getting a clear picture. but you can see the sea is pretty rough. people being advised very strongly to stay away, to stay indoors as much as possible. we will take you around the country, of course, around the country, of course, around those affected areas. and as i mentioned, carol will have the latest on the impact of storm ciaran. it is seven minutes past six. they have been developments in the israel— gaza raw. charlie. more than 400 people who were trapped in gaza, including some british and foreign nationals, have now made the crossing into egypt. individuals left via the rafah crossing on the southern bo