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The trains were canceled due to ongoing storm disruptions

The trains were canceled due to ongoing storm disruptions

BBC A fallen tree on the side of the road. The tree trunk is surrounded by a makeshift blue fence. A row of houses can be seen in the background.BBC

A man died when a tree fell on his car in Erdington as the storm hit the West Midlands at the weekend

A local train service was suspended and some roads and paths were still blocked by fallen trees as Storm Darragh continued to cause disruption on Sunday.

As the storm devastated the West Midlands On Saturday, a man died when a tree fell on his car, railway lines were blocked and homes were flooded or lost power.

West Midlands Railway said on Sunday that its Cross City line, which runs from Lichfield Trent Valley to Redditch and Bromsgrove, would be canceled throughout the day.

It added that all of its services in the region could be affected by delays or cancellations.

Fallen trees were still blocking roads and paths in Birmingham neighborhoods such as Moor Green and Kings Heath on Sunday, after hundreds of trees fell in the West Midlands on Saturday in winds of 60 miles per hour (97 km/h).

A fallen tree lies across the street.

A fallen tree was still blocking Russell Road in the Moor Green area of ​​Birmingham on Sunday morning

In Birmingham on Saturday, a man died after his car was hit by a tree in Erdington and strong winds caused a shop window at Poundland in Kings Heath to shatter.

A huge Victorian-era cedar tree fell in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, and arborists worked until the early hours of the morning to make the road passable.

There were strong winds Expected to continue on Sunday, A yellow weather warning is in effect for England and Wales until the evening.

A large tree that fell on the side of the road. The roots are visible and the branches have been cut off so they can be stored on a roadside lawn. There are white terraced houses on the opposite side of the street.

The storm toppled hundreds of trees across the West Midlands on Saturday, including a huge cedar tree in Leamington Spa

West Midlands Railway announced there would be rail replacement buses on Sunday for the Cross City line, as well as for people traveling between Bromsgrove and Worcester.

It added that trains from Hereford to Birmingham New St would be diverted to Birmingham Snow Hill.

The Cross City line runs through Birmingham city center and connects several parts of the city.

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