Bonfire Night cancelled en masse at last minute across UK with Britons left devastated
Organisers have decided to cancel their events
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Bonfire Night celebrations have been cancelled across the UK after heavy rain Storm Ciaran’s 104mph winds battered Britain.
Organisers of events across the country have decide to axe celebrations, after dangerous winds and heavy rain.
Storm Ciaran hit the UK on Wednesday, bringing with it over 100mph winds.
The Met Office has put in place “danger to life” warnings, urging Britons to stay at home.
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The dangerous gales have forced many organisers to axe their events for safety reasons.
Upset punters took to social media to express their disappointment.
One person wrote: “Caistor Bonfire and Fireworks has been cancelled on Saturday. Does anyone know of another fairly local that they would recommend? Got a very sad child!”
Another said they were "gutted", whilst a third chimed in: "Nooooo, bonfire night was cancelled. Gross... was really looking forward to that."
A disappointed fan said: "Really distressed Spennymoor firework display has been cancelled."
However, another said: “All the local fireworks scheduled for the weekend are announcing they are cancelled, and I'm delighted.”
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Meteorologists predict a washout with Storm Ciaran bringing several inches of rain the many parts of the UK.
The deadly storm could even develop into a second – which would be named Storm Debi.
If Strom Debi looms its head, it would be the third named storm to hit the UK in two weeks – and the second one in 48 hours.
Wednesday and Thursday saw winds of over 100mph and 30mm rainfall pound areas of the UK.
The severe weather has led to some train services being cancelled, and commuters have been cautioned from going into the office.
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Meanwhile, hundreds of schools across the south have also closed because of the risk to pupils.
Parts of the UK were plummeted into darkness, after over 10,000 outages were reported across 14 regions in UK, with Devon and Cornwall worst affected.
There is currently a yellow rain warning for parts of eastern Scotland which began yesterday morning and will last until 6.00pm today.
Tomorrow, another yellow warning will come into effect, this time for areas of southern England. It will begin tomorrow at 3.00pm and last until midnight.
The Met Office have warned that there is the chance of “flooding of a few homes and businesses”.
They also said public transport will be affected due to the wet weather.
Those on the coast should be cautious of large waves forming on exposed shorelines, the weather office said.
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