Two people have died after violent storms battered the UK.<br /><br /> In London, strong winds caused masonry to fall on a car killing a 49 year old woman inside and injuring the other passengers.<br /><br /> Elsewhere, an 85-year-old man died after huge waves hit a cruise ship in the English Channel.<br /><br /> Diners in a restaurant in Hampshire had to be rescued by the army when high winds blew rocks and shingle smashing through the windows, letting flood waters in.<br /><br /> Severe weather warnings are still in place for much of the UK.<br /><br /> Gale force Winds along with ongoing problems of flooding have disrupted roads and railways across the country.<br /><br /> The government’s emergency committee, Cobra, is expected to meet to discuss the situation.<br /><br /> In Brittany in France the storms left more than 100,000 homes without electricity, and trains and flights were cancelled<br /><br /> In the coastal village of Saint Guénolé, strong winds of up to 140km per hour along the Atlantic coast left houses and streets covered in foam from the sea.