WINTER Wonderland is closed as Storm Bert wreaks havoc for the second day.
London’s popular Hyde Park event has been closed today due to security fears.
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Winter Wonderland is closed Credit: PA
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Popular Christmas attraction closed due to safety fears over storm BertCredit: PA
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Royal Parks have confirmed that eight major parks will be closedCredit: PA
A Winter Wonderland spokesperson said: “All affected ticket holders have been contacted directly.”
“The safety of our visitors and staff is our top priority and we are sorry for any disappointment,” they added.
“With a better weather forecast in the coming week, we expect to work normally from Monday and we look forward to welcoming guests again soon.
“Please stay tuned to our official channels for further updates.”
Royal Parks have confirmed that eight major parks will be closed, including everything from cafes, kiosks and cycle paths.
There will also be no changing of the guard on Sunday.
Affected parks include Hyde Park, St James’s Park, Green Park, Regent’s Park, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park, Bushy Park, Kensington Gardens and Brompton Cemetery.
This comes as Storm Bert continues to cause major disruption today.
A mum watched in horror as her 11-month-old baby became trapped in a sinking car in raging floods.
Severe weather almost claimed another life as it caused chaos across the UK yesterday with 82mph winds, heavy snow and flooding.
The baby’s hero dad, Andre Randles, had to save his son when his Volkswagen hatchback was completely submerged in Todmorden, West Yorkshire.
It comes as the Atlantic brings warmer temperatures, the snow that blanketed the north of England and much of Scotland yesterday has begun to melt.
It has prompted 66 red flood warnings in England, meaning flooding is expected, with the Environment Agency warning business owners to “act now”.
Meanwhile, there are more than 200 areas where flooding is possible.
Met Office yellow weather warnings are also in place for rain and wind covering large parts of the country.
Travel disruption also continues with the cancellation and delay of rail and ferry services.
It came after 82mph gusts were recorded in parts of north Wales yesterday.
Five children and five adults had to be rescued from landslides as strong winds and flash floods hit the UK.
All ten people were rescued from the house in North Wales.
But Storm Bert tragically claimed his first life yesterday after a tree fell on a car.
A man in his 60s died in Hampshire just before 8.00am following the horror.
Elsewhere, families in Belfast were “trapped” in their homes as firefighters pumped out floodwater, the BBC reported.
Thousands of homes were also left without power yesterday as high winds tore down power lines.
Northern Powergrid said 27,000 customers in the North East, Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire were affected.
A yellow weather warning is in place today due to winds covering the Scottish Highlands from midday to midnight.
A yellow wind warning is also in place from 11am this morning until 6pm across Northern Ireland.
In southeast England, the same alert is in effect from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
This warning was also issued along the entire south coast of England, from 9 am to 9 pm.
There is also a yellow weather warning for rain covering south Wales from 6am to 1pm.
And a second yellow warning for rain on the south west coast which came into effect from 6am on Saturday and lasts until 11.45pm tonight.
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