Storm Bert wreaks havoc across Scotland with wind, rain & snow as weather bomb kills three in UK
STORM Bert caused travel mayhem across the country - as three men died in road traffic collisions during a day of carnage for motorists. Hundreds of homes in Scotland were left without power by the weather bomb sweeping in from the Atlantic[1].
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Heavy snow battered the country todayCredit: Reuters
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Storm Bert caused travel mayhem across the countryCredit: Reuters
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Traffic came to a standstill in bad weather conditions on the M80 near Castlecary, North LanarkshireCredit: PA
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A number of weather warnings were in place as Storm Bert moved across the countryCredit: Roddy ScottAnd the snow, rain and wind also had a huge impact on football fixtures north of the border with a series of games postponed and others delayed[2]. The team bus of League One side Stenhousemuir even ground to a halt near a Perthshire roundabout[3] as players were being driven to play against Cove Rangers in Aberdeen.
The match was later postponed. A man in his sixties died[4] after a tree fell onto a black Mercedes car on the A34 near Winchester this morning.