Storm Éowyn, a tempest of remarkable ferocity, has swept across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, leaving a trail of disruption and prompting the issuance of unprecedented red weather warnings across both regions.
Additional engineers are helping to restore electricity in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic following the destruction caused by Storm Eowyn.
Ireland has been hit with record wind gusts of 114 miles (183 kilometers) an hour as a winter storm batters the country and northern parts of the U.K. Schools have been closed, trains halted and hundreds of flights canceled in the Republic of Ireland,
Northern Ireland Electricity says it could take up to 10 days for all customers have their electricity restored, as clean-up operations are anticipated to take days and possibly even weeks in some parts of Northern Ireland.
It could take up to ten days to restore connection to the homes without power, says Northern Ireland Electricity.
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Northern Ireland is expected to be battered by the strongest winds since Boxing Day 1998 as Storm Éowyn moves across Northern Ireland, the police have warned. Both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are under red weather warnings for wind for the first time ever.
About 283,000 customers are without power in Northern Ireland - and more than 700,000 in the Republic of Ireland Wind speed records have been broken in the Republic of Ireland with hurricane-force sustained winds of 85 mph (137 km/h) at Mace Head, County Galway
Storm Éowyn has begun battering Northern Ireland, bringing with it winds of more than 90mph and leaving 93,000 homes and businesses without power. Northern Ireland has seen the highest gust in 27 years.
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Both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are under the top-level red weather warnings for wind from early on Friday.
Northern Ireland is in “the eye of the storm ... stay safe and stay off the roads please.” First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly have urged ...