At least five people have died as Storm Bert swept across the United Kingdom, causing power outages and widespread train and flight cancelations.

Major travel delays were reported across the United Kingdom on Monday after Storm Bert brought wind, floods, ice and snow over the weekend.

LONDON -- Strong winds, heavy rain, and flooding brought by Storm Bert caused travel disruption and power outages across the United Kingdom (UK) over the weekend, leaving three men dead. The fatalities occurred in road incidents during the storm in Hampshire, Lancashire, and Trefriw, North Wales.

At least five people were killed as Storm Bert battered Britain with 80 mph winds and torrential rain, causing widespread flooding, cutting power to homes and businesses and wreaking road, rail and air travel chaos.

Storm Bert is expected to cause further disruption after torrential downpours caused “devastating” flooding over the weekend and a major incident in Wales. Hundreds of homes were flooded, with roads turned into rivers and winds of up to 82mph recorded across parts of the UK.

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