Storm Ciara batters Britain, hitting flights, trains and soccer Reuters • February 9, 2020 1 / 3 Storm Ciara batters Britain, hitting flights, trains and soccer A car drives through a flood water during Storm Ciara in Brighouse LONDON (Reuters) - Storm Ciara lashed Britain with heavy rain and winds of more than 90 miles an hour (145 km/hour) on Sunday, forcing the cancellations of flights, train services and sports matches. More than 200 flood warnings were issued across the country by authorities, including one severe warning in Yorkshire, northern England, where water was predicted to overflow flood defenses and potentially threaten lives. The national meteorological service said it had recorded a maximum wind speed of 93 miles an hour at Aberdaron in Wales, on a day of storm disruption that stretched into northern continental Europe. The weather caused major disruption to tran...