80mph winds as Storm Doris sweeps in
Storm Doris caused drama, devastation and disruption with winds gusting at more than 80 mph in the Anglia region on Thursday 23 February 2017.
Storm Doris caused drama, devastation and disruption with winds gusting at more than 80 mph in the Anglia region on Thursday 23 February 2017.
The A14 Orwell Bridge in Suffolk has re-opened after it was closed for almost eleven hours because of the severe weather caused by storm Doris.
Highways England opened the bridge up at 8.40pm and said that safety is their 'top priority'. Decisions to close the bridge during high winds is always based on the safety of road users they said.
Norwich-based insurance company Aviva has seen a 70% increase in calls and claims for damage since Storm Doris hit.
Storm Doris brought havoc and destruction across the Anglia region almost 30 years on from the Great Storm of 1987.
Electricity has been restored to 222,000 of the 231,000 properties affected by power cuts caused by Storm Doris in the East of England.