BEASTED BY ISHA

3 killed as horror winds hit 107mph

- LUCY THORNTON

DEADLY Storm Isha claimed three lives as it left a trail of devastation across the country, with more to come today when Jocelyn blows in.

Isha was thought to have carried the "highest wind speeds on the planet, with 107mph recorded on the Tay Bridge at Dundee.

And the Met Office warned there would be little time to recover as Jocelyn, the 10th named storm of the season, is due tonight.

Storm Isha left 24,000 homes without power, mainly in the north of England and Scotland, according to the Energy Networks Association. Some 170,000 properties in the Republic of Ireland and 15,000 in Northern Ireland were also down.

The railway network was badly hit as sheds, fence panels, trampolines and patio furniture ended up on the tracks.

Air passengers described "flights from hell" as pilots struggled to land, with 83 planes diverting to countries such as Hungary, Germany and France.

Tragically, a man was found dead at 7.15am yesterday after falling down a manhole after the barriers around it were blown away.

The victim, who has not been named, believed to have is suffered a fatal head injury in the "freak accident" in Bradford, West Yorks. A neighbour said: "From what I've been told, a man was leaving the pub and he's fallen into the hole and banged his head.