From 2h
ago
07.09 GMT
Danger to
life warning from 100mph winds
Flights
have been delayed, roads closed and ferry services cancelled as 100mph winds
from Storm Éowyn pose a danger to life in parts of the UK on Friday morning.
As PA
Media reports, rail services and flights have been axed, with rare red weather
warnings issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland as Storm Éowyn is likely to
damage buildings, uproot trees and cause power cuts, the Met Office said.
Train
operator ScotRail suspended all services across Scotland on Friday, saying it
“would not be safe to operate passenger services due to forecast weather
conditions”.
Dozens of
flights from Glasgow and Edinburgh airports were cancelled on Friday morning
due to ongoing weather conditions, while Belfast International warned of
significant disruption to flights.
A number
of train companies including Avanti West Coast, Lumo, CrossCountry and Grand
Central have also told customers not to travel on routes across parts of north
Wales, Scotland and northern England with no services running.
Passengers
and motorists in areas covered by red and amber weather warnings have been told
to avoid travel “unless absolutely essential”.
We’ll
bring you more as it develops this morning.
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