The strong records of the storm of the storm Éowyn abused Ireland and Ireland of the North on Friday, leaving a dead man and almost a third of the Irish houses and businesses without energy and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights.
A man was fatally injured when a tree fell on his car in Donegal County, in northwestern Ireland, police said. The schools were forced to close and stop public transport.
The authorities had warned that the storm should be one of the most dangerous they had faced, and the Irish weather agency, he met Eireann, said that a burst of 183 km/h during the night in Mace Head in Galway County to an 80 -year -old. Registration of 182 km/h.
The streets in Dublin were deserted during the usual morning peak time, since the stores maintained their low blinds and people attended a warning to remain inside until the red wind warning, the highest alert level, Most of Ireland later that morning.
It was the first time that a red warning was established for the entire country from Storm Ophelia in 2017, which killed three people.
The crews were cleaning fallen trees from the roads throughout the country, while the ceilings were flown from several buildings and an ice skating track was destroyed near Dublin.
Esb Networks, which provides energy for full Ireland, said that the “unprecedented” damage to its network had led to power outages that affect 768,000 homes, farms and companies. I expected more power cuts when the storm tracks north.
Another 240,000 properties had energy in Northern Ireland.
The Rugative winds of Éowyn made a risky walk in Tan Hill Inn, which is more than 500 meters above sea level in the North Yorkshire area of England.
A EsB spokesman said he would take at least one week restore energy for some customers.
Éowyn is the fourth storm in the last four months to eliminate power in parts of Ireland. Climate scientists say that the link between climate change and the frequency and intensity of violent storms such as Éowyn is not yet clear.
Research shows that sea levels will increase by at least one meter around Ireland this century. Met Eireann warned Friday about the risk of coastal flood.
All schools in Ireland and Northern Ireland closed on Friday and public transport will not be executed in Ireland, while the red warning remains in place. Non -urgent hospital procedures were also canceled.
More than 1,000 flights have been canceled at British and Irish airports on Friday morning, about 20 percent of scheduled flights, according to the Cirium Aviation Analysis firm.
A red warning was in its place before for Northern Ireland, and in Scotland, said the United Kingdom Meteorological Office.
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