The terrifying moment a child is blown down the street by Storm Ciara

Storm Ciara is sweeping the nation.

Now extraordinary footage has emerged of a child being blown down the street as a result of the force of the winds. Eek.

The alarming video, filmed in Blackpool, shows the youngster being swept along by the wind and seemingly unable to remain on their feet.

More than 20,000 homes spent the night without power and flood warnings are in place all over the country. Blizzards are expected and plenty more disruption caused by snow, wind and ice. Yay!

Roads have been taped off by police in Blackpool since debris is causing major issues throughout the region. More than 180 flood warnings remain in place around the UK, the majority in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Astonishingly, 24 hours of rainfall in some parts of the UK has been the equivalent to that of an average 1.5 months.

With any luck we are over the worst of it now and children will soon be able to walk around without fear of being blown into the sky.

Hold onto your umbrellas, folks – and your children too.

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