The Great Storm of 1987: How deadly weather killed 18, flattened 15million trees and left a £1.5billion repair bill after weatherman Michael Fish told nation no hurricane was coming
On the night of October 15-16 in 1987, winds peaked at more than 120mph and millions of homes were left without power. A Channel ferry was blown ashore near Folkestone.
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