Storm Bert hit today Britain and Ireland, with strong winds, snowfall and the risk of flooding, disrupting transport and leaving tens of thousands of households without electricity.

A man in his 60s was killed this morning in Hampshire, England, when a tree branch fell on his car.

A flood alert has been issued in many areas of England Wales and her Scotlandwhich has been covered by a thick layer of snow.

A landslide occurred in north Wales on Saturday afternoon, prompting the authorities to intervene and rescue at least 10 people, including five children.

By afternoon, around 4,000 households were without power in central and south-west England and south Wales. Another 27,000 people were without power in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, in northeast England, according to the companies that run the network.

A spokesman for the Energy Networks Association (ENA), Ross Easton, warned that the situation could worsen because “the worst is yet to come”.

In the west and north-west of Ireland, 60,000 homes, farms and businesses are also experiencing power cuts, public utility ESB said.

Many roads and railway lines were closed while ferry services were cancelled. Flooding is already being reported in western Ireland and Northern Ireland.

According to the British Met Office, in some areas snow is expected to reach 20-40cm. In England the snowfall continues, accompanied by strong winds reaching 130 kilometers per hour.

Newcastle Airport, in the north-east, was closed due to the snow and aircraft were forced to divert and land in Belfast or Edinburgh.

Many football matches were cancelled.

Heavy rain is expected overnight and on Sunday in eastern and southern England.