London’s Winter Wonderland CLOSED along with 8 major parks in ’emergency’ as Storm Bert safety fears mount
WINTER Wonderland has been closed as Storm Bert wreaks havoc into its second day.
The popular London event, in Hyde Park, has been shut down today amid safety fears.
A spokesperson for Winter Wonderland said: “All affected ticket holders have been contacted directly.”
“The safety of our visitors and staff are our top priority and we are sorry for any disappointment caused,” they added.
“With better weather forecast in the coming week, we anticipate operating as normal from Monday, and look forward to welcoming guests again soon.
“Please keep an eye on our official channels for further updates.”
The Royal Parks confirmed eight major parks will be shutdown, including all facilities from cafes, kiosks, and cycleways.
There will also be no changing of the guard on Sunday.
The parks affected 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 spark major disruption today.
One mum watched in horror as her 11-month-old baby became trapped inside a car sinking in raging floodwaters.
Serious weather conditions nearly claimed another life as it wreaked havoc across the UK yesterday with 82mph winds, heavy snow and flooding.
The baby’s hero dad, Andre Randles, had to rescue his son when his Volkswagen hatchback was completely submerged in Todmorden, West Yorkshire.
It comes as the Atlantic brings warmer temperatures, snow that covered the north of England and much of Scotland yesterday has begun to melt.
This has sparked 66 red flood warnings in England, meaning flooding is expected, with the Environment Agency warning business owners should “act now”.
Meanwhile, there are more than 200 areas where flooding is possible.
Met Office yellow weather warnings for rain and wind covering large swathes of the country are also in place.
Travel disruption also continues with rail and ferry services cancelled and delayed.
It comes after gales of 82mph were recorded in parts of north Wales yesterday.
Five children and five adults had to be rescued from a landslide as the fierce gusts and flash floods battered the UK.
All ten people were rescued from the house in North Wales.
But Storm Bert tragically claimed its first life yesterday after a tree fell on a car.
A man in his 60s died in Hampshire just before 8.00am after the horror.
Elsewhere, families in Belfast were “trapped inside” their homes as firefighters pumped out flood water, as reported by the BBC.
Thousands of homes were also cut off from power yesterday as strong winds ripped down power lines.
Northern Powergrid said 27,000 customers were affected in the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.
Today there is a yellow weather warning for wind covering the Scottish Highlands from midday until midnight.
A Yellow weather warning for wind is also in place from 11am this morning until 6pm across the whole of Northern Ireland.
In south east of England the same alert is in place from 8am until 9pm.
This warning has also been issued along the whole of the south coast of England, from 9am until 9pm.
There is also a yellow weather warning for rain covering south Wales from 6am until 1pm.
And a second yellow alert for rain in place on the south west coast that came into force at 6am on Saturday and lasts until 11.45pm tonight.