Britain braces for worst storm in a decade About 60 flights have been cancelled at Heathrow Airport due to predicted hurricane-force winds. BRITAIN is facing travel chaos and more than 10,000 homes are without electricity in northwestern France as a massive storm sweeps in from the Atlantic Ocean. Britain's national weather centre the Met Office has warned of falling trees, damage to buildings and disruption to power supplies and transport as the storm hit England's southwest coast on Sunday night. Between 20mm and 40mm of rain is predicted to fall within six to nine hours as the storm tracks eastwards across Britain. It will be followed by widespread gusts of 97 to 113km/h across southern England and south Wales, with winds reaching more than 130km/h in some areas, forecasters say. The Met Office issued an "amber" wind warning for the region, the third highest in a four-level scale, and urged people to delay their Monday morning commute to work to avoid the worst of the bad weather. In northwest France more than 10,000 homes were without electricity early on Monday after wind gusts reached 133km/h in some areas knocking down power lines but no major damage or injuries. London looked set for a chaotic rush-hour after train companies First Capital Connect, C2C, Greater Anglia, Southern and Gatwick Express services all said they would not run services on Monday until it was safe to do so. Network Rail has warned commuters to expect severe disruption and major airports also warned of disruption to flights with London hub Heathrow expecting approximately 30 cancellations. Cross-channel train service Eurostar says it will not be running trains on Monday until 7am am (1800 AEDT). Ferry operators say they have cancelled some cross-Channel services and Irish Sea crossings. Meanwhile, the rough conditions led to rescuers abandoning the search for a 14-year-old boy who was washed out to sea from a beach in East Sussex on England's south coast.