People in Canterbury, Whitstable, Herne Bay and Faversham are waking up to gale-force winds and driving rain.

The stormy weather battered the county overnight and this morning, tragically claiming the life of a 17-year-old girl in Edenbridge shortly after 7am.

The teenager was asleep in a caravan when the tree toppled onto it.

The worst weather is expected to hit in the coming hours, with police warning people to take extra care.

In Ospringe Road, Faversham, a man was taken to hospital after a tree toppled onto his car while he was inside.

At the town's train station an advertising hoarding has crashed down onto a Javelin train, causing disruption and delays.

Trees are down at the Wildwood animal park in Herne. Keepers there are working to ensure the animals are safe after one fell down in the wolf enclosure. The park will be closed this morning.

Power lines and a tree have come down in Sturry Hill, Sturry.

Fallen trees are causing problems between the two Faversham junctions of the M2, on the A2050 near the Old Gate Inn in Canterbury, Whitstable Road in Blean and Sturry Hill in Sturry.

Meteor Avenue in Whitstable, Tyler Hil Road in Canterbury, the A252 at Challock, Tanners Street in Faversham, the A2 at Boughton and the A28 at Chartham have also seen trees come down.

A tree fell down outside the home of pensioner Pat Oakley in Meteor Avenue.

The 70-year-old said: "I just thought thank goodness it hasn't hit my roof.

"I didn't hear it come down but when I woke up this morning the neighbours were outside.

"I think they thought it was lucky it didn't hit a car. Luckily we are not a major road so I don't believe there will be too much disruption caused."

Quinneys Fencing and Garden Buildings has been inundated with calls from customers following damage caused by the storm.

Michael Ellis, supervisor of the firm in Herne Common, said: "We came in early expecting a few calls and the phone hasn't stopped ringing since about 8am.

"We must have fielded 50 calls from customers, mostly who have had fence panels blown down.

"Many of them are elderly and can't do it themselves and are worried about security or their dogs getting out.

"But we have to be wary ourselves because it can be quite dangerous trying to manhandle 6ft fence panels in high winds so we have to wait for it to calm down a bit.

"We are also now fully booked out for the rest of the week."

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