Storm Eowyn leaves 1 dead and over 1 million without powerPublished on January 24th at 22:25 Greenwich Mean Time
image source, PA mediaFierce winds brought by the storm Éowyn battered Britain and Ireland on Friday, leaving one person dead and thousands of homes without power and disrupted transport services.
Two red alerts – the most serious warnings the Met Office can issue – were in force for parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland until 17:00 GMT. Millions of people were urged to stay home as wind gusts of 100mph (160km/h) were recorded.
In Ireland, a man died when a tree fell on his car in Raphoe, County Donegal, the Irish Police Service said.
One in five UK flights has been canceled and all trains stopped in Scotland on Friday. All schools in Northern Ireland were closed as the storm destroyed buildings and tore up trees.
Amber warnings are in place for Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England, and yellow warnings for wind, rain, snow and ice remain in force across the UK for the next few days.
Although the strongest winds have passed, the storm is still expected to bring gusts of more than 80 mph (128 km/h) across the coasts and hills of Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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