BBCNEWS Weather World June 4, 2024 08:49:00
Asked hundreds of people about how they knew about the storm and the warnings and then what they did. and, for example, in south—east england, we found that 99% of people were aware of the red warning. and also crucially 91% said they took action, which is really high, with a majority of those saying they did things like securing items around their properties in the path of the storm. based on that, we think the warnings were successful. big storms will always cause disruption and tragically loss of life, but we are sure that the warnings ensured —— played a big part in ensuring things w...