Search for missing man near ford flooded in storm

Mountain rescue teams person been searching for a missing idiosyncratic successful an country which flooded during Storm Darragh.

North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team and Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team confirmed 22 volunteers had been progressive successful the hunt adjacent Alnwick.

They person been scouring the country astir Abberwick ford wherever a insignificant roadworthy crosses the River Aln adjacent the colony of Bolton successful North Northumberland.

The tempest brought terrible upwind to the UK from the aboriginal hours of Saturday morning, prompting a fig of flood warnings.

Road and obstruction question was disrupted and thousands near without powerfulness crossed the UK.

Two men were killed successful abstracted incidents erstwhile trees fell connected their cars.

Gusts of 58mph were recorded on the Northumberland seashore with much than 48mm of rainfall measured astatine Redesdale Camp connected Saturday.

Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service dealt with a fig of calls relating to fallen trees, powerfulness cuts and aboveground h2o flooding affecting roads.