THE big clear-up is under way today after weekend storms lashed Gwent.

People were left without power and travellers faced road chaos as 90mph winds brought down trees and power lines all over the area.

Seven people died across Britain but no-one was seriously injured in Gwent, say police.

The emergency services received more than 100 calls after trees and electric cables were blown onto roads, tiles were torn off roofs, and scores of fire alarms were set off.

Gwent train travellers faced major delays after Cardiff city centre was sealed off because aluminium facing from a building was blown down by the strong winds.

Some parks and golf courses were closed temporarily as damage was assessed.

Inspector Mark Wheatstone, from Gwent Police headquarters in Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran, said: "We've had a fairly lucky escape, with trees being blown onto roads all over the county.

"The winds peaked at 90mph overnight on Saturday. "

A spokeswoman for the South Wales Fire Service said: "These winds have played havoc throughout Gwent and they could have caused much more than they did.

"The damage has been sporadic but the worst hit areas were Newport and Cardiff. No-one is known to have been seriously injured."

The devastating weather, caused by low pressure coming from the Atlantic Ocean, caused £50 million worth of damage across the UK.

Included among the damage caused in Gwent yesterday were:

* Electric cables blown across the road near the BP garage on Newbridge Road, Pontllanfraith and in St Lawrence Road, Chepstow, in the early hours of the morning;

* Part of an oak tree crashing through the roofs of two homes in Fayre Oaks, Raglan, at approximately 6am;

* A lamppost blown over in Newport's Shaftesbury Street, near the Sainsbury's superstore, at around 8am;

* Part of the roof of Malpas fire station being blown off, causing minor damage at 7.44am;

* Trees being blown onto roads in Bassaleg Road, Newport, near to the Morrison's superstore in Rog-erstone and The Paddocks, Llanyrafon, Cwmbran;

* Alarms being activated all over Abergavenny, Risca and at Newport's Celtic Manor Hotel;

* A sheltered accommodation building in Westgate Court, Caerleon, damaged as tiles were blown off. Tiles also came off houses in parts of Abertillery and Blaina

* Garden sheds were blown away in Caroline Road, New Inn.

The River Wye had been put on a flood alert on Saturday night but it was given the all clear yesterday morning.

Weather forecasters say the storms are now over, with sunny weather today and tomorrow, and staying mostly dry.

* In the picture: Residents look at a tree which crashed into a house at Raglan.