A second man has died in Storm Darragh after his vehicle was struck by a falling tree, police have confirmed, as weather warnings remain in place across the UK.

There were gusts of nearly 100 miles per hour in some parts of the country on Saturday and more than a quarter of a million people were without power in western England and Wales.

A man in his 40s died when a tree fell on his van on the A59 in Longton, near Preston, at around 9am on Saturday. The second man died in Erdington, Birmingham, at around 3pm after a falling tree hit his car.

At 3am, a bus driver was taken to hospital after his Translink airport express bus left the road and crashed into a wall near Antrim in Northern Ireland.

While 88% of households suffering from power outages had power restored as of 9 a.m. Sunday, there were still 200,000 without power, the Energy Networks Association said.

The rail network was hit by delays and cancellations, with Southeastern and Thameslink services particularly hard hit and all routes between Wolverhampton and Stafford closed due to a tree blocking the route.

In Wales, the owner of the historic Llandudno pier said it would be a “miracle” if the structure survived the storm unscathed, as images of a kiosk torn from its foundations and damage to other parts of the structure emerged before the 2.42am high tide from 1878 appeared on Sunday afternoon.

Adam Williams, of Tir Prince, who has owned the site since 2015, told North Wales Live: “The weather is biblical. We’ve never seen it this bad. The flood still has a long way to go, if it survives it would be a miracle.”

Capel Curig in north Wales recorded winds of 96mph on Saturday after a “danger to life” warning was sent to around 3 million people on Friday evening. Winds of 70 miles per hour continued into Sunday.

Sporting events such as the Everton-Liverpool derby have been cancelled, ferries and flights have been canceled and those wanting to enter the UK have been re-routed all the way to Germany.

A yellow weather warning for wind remains in force across England, Wales and the southern tip of Scotland, with a separate warning for rain in the north-east of England. Up to 60mm could fall across the high ground of the Cheviots, Pennines and North York Moors, the Met Office said.

The Environment Agency has issued a total of 65 flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected, while a further 152 flood warnings are in place, with flooding considered possible. There are a further 21 flood warnings in Wales, including two in Scotland.

An Environment Agency spokesman said: “Localized river and surface water flooding is likely in parts of the West Midlands and the north-east and north-west of England on Sunday.

“Local flooding may continue on Monday and Tuesday along parts of the River Severn in Shropshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire until Tuesday. Flooding of properties, roads and some properties could occur and travel disruption could occur.”

Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg on BBC Sunday, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said greater environmental protection measures would be needed to combat flooding in the future, particularly given Labor’s plan to build 1.5 million homes over the next five years.

“Absolutely right, we need to consider that with my 1.5 meter houses and make sure we take environmental factors into account,” Rayner said.

She said it had been 30 years since a reservoir was built and it was important to “provide the infrastructure we desperately need”.

She added: “So yes, we need to invest because otherwise we won’t be able to get the homes and the new infrastructure and jobs that we desperately need and the growth.”