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Search to resume for kayaker who went missing during Storm Katie

Searches will resume on Tuesday for a man who disappeared after a kayak capsized during Storm Katie.

Emergency teams used boats and a police helicopter to scour the River Wey in Guildford, Surrey, after the man vanished on Monday.

Winds of more than 100mph in places brought power cuts and travel chaos during the storm.

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Storm Katie cuts power in 80,000 homes

More than 80,000 homes across the south of England were left without power as Storm Katie wreaked havoc throughout the night.

Southern Electric Power Distribution said it had restored power to 40,300 houses since Sunday night.

But a further 41,889 properties across Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire , Dorset, Surrey, West Sussex, Wiltshire and the Isle of Wight are still without electricity.

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