Bonfire event postponed due to stormy weather
15 minutes ago
Jacob Panons
South East
A bonfire event in West Sussex has been postponed in the wake of Storm Austen as the UK prepares for its second named storm to roll in.
Littlehampton Bonfire Society was due to host an event on Saturday but this has been moved to Sunday, with the event also being scaled-down.
Bonfire events in Horsham, Ninfield and Ashurst Wood have also been called off in the past few days.
Roads, railways, ferries and flights were affectedacross Kent, Surrey and Sussexon Friday as the first named storm this winter moved through the region.
More than 2,000 properties have also faced water supply issues due to a power interruption amid Storm Austen.
At about 18:00 BST on Friday, Southern Water said a power cut at its Lodsworth Water Supply Works meant nearby reservoir levels had been "significantly affected".
A generator was brought to the water supply works, the company said, but 2,020 properties in the area experienced a supply interruption.
The company was arranging for bottled water to be delivered to affected customers.
Also on Friday, part of Brighton's iconic West Piercollapsed into the sea.
It came after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for wind for much of England between 10:00 and 21:00, with gusts of up to 84mph (135km/h) recorded in Jersey.
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