{"id":47294,"date":"2023-02-17T13:22:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T13:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=47294"},"modified":"2023-02-17T13:22:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T13:22:19","slug":"storm-otto-declared-an-emergency-in-sheffield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/02\/17\/storm-otto-declared-an-emergency-in-sheffield\/","title":{"rendered":"Man seriously hurt as Storm Otto sweeps Sheffield"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A man was seriously injured from a fallen tree this morning and significant travel delays on the rail and road have been ongoing around Sheffield and South Yorkshire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"tree in Endcliffe Vale\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Geh0kIcsrJA?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Endcliffe Vale Road&#8217;s current state with removal company, Streets Ahead, trying to clear the blockage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A man has been seriously injured by a fallen tree on Endcliffe Vale Road from the harsh winds of Storm Otto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 50-year-old was taken to hospital after the incident at about 9am, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"47301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/IMG_4543.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47301\" \/><figcaption>Endcliffe Vale Road is temporarily closed as the tree removal service clear the area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The gusts reaching up to 70 mph have also damaged the surrounding road, and a nearby property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield&#8217;s Council Maintenance Team, Streets Ahead and South Yorkshire Police are still in the area and at the scene where the casualty took place, trying to move the uprooted tree from the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the tree and all of its debris is still currently blocking the entire pathway to both vehicles and pedestrians.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Shaffaq Mohammed said on Twitter that Streets Ahead have declared one tree incident in particular as an &#8217;emergency&#8217; as it blocks the traffic on Worall Road, Sheffield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Met Office also issued a yellow warning at 8am this morning, and is due to remain until 2pm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The message sent out by the Met is to take care when traveling as debris is covering many roads around Sheffield, such as Rivelin Valley Road, Highcliffe Drive and Worall Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"47308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/02\/tree-4-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47308\" \/><figcaption>Worall Road tree collapse, taken by Councillor Shaffaq Mohammed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Train lines were temporarily closed this morning between Sheffield and Stockport after a fallen tree was on the tracks, however this is now reopened and trains are running on a delayed schedule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weather update: Storm Otto and wind damages over Sheffield<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":47322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21,85],"tags":[845,38,846,847,208,848,849],"class_list":["post-47294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-top-story-2","tag-road-closures","tag-sheffield","tag-storm-otto","tag-train-cancellations","tag-trees","tag-wind","tag-winds"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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