Storm Ophelia has battered Scotland and northern England after leaving three people dead and hundreds of thousands without power in Ireland.
According to VOA News, the former Atlantic hurricane downed trees and power lines, sent waves surging over coastal defences and disrupted transport again on Tuesday, a day after making landfall on Ireland’s south coast with gusts of almost 100 miles an hour (160 kilometres an hour).
Britain’s Met Office weather service said Scotland could see heavy rain and gusts of up to 70 mph (113 kph), with winds gradually diminishing through Tuesday.
(Text and captions by the Associated Press)
Waves crash over the breakwater as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia hit Saltcoats on the west coast of Scotland on the morning of 17th October 2017. Storm Ophelia is battered Scotland and northern England after leaving three people dead and hundreds of thousands without power in Ireland.
A 'road closed' sign is seen submerged in floodwater during Storm Ophelia in Galway, Ireland. The former Atlantic hurricane downed trees and power lines, sent waves surging over coastal defenses and disrupted transport again Tuesday, a day after making landfall on Ireland’s south coast with gusts of almost 100 miles an hour (160 kilometers an hour).
Large waves crash along sea defences and the harbour as storm Ophelia approaches Porthleven in Cornwall, south west Britain, October 16, 2017. Schools in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland were closed for a second day as authorities assessed the damage from the worst storm to hit Ireland in decades.
Two men run from a wave whipped up by Hurricane Ophelia as it crashes over the seafront in Penzance on October 16, 2017 in Cornwall, England. Hurricane Ophelia comes exactly 30 years after the Great Storm of 1987.
Hurricane Ophelia image captured by NASA is seen in space, October 13, 2017 in this still obtained from social media. Irish authorities said it could take several days to restore power to 330,000 homes.
An uprooted tree lies in a road as storm Ophelia hits Cork, Ireland, October 16, 2017, in this still images obtained from social media video. Commuters faced delays and downed trees blocked rail lines. Train services between the Scottish cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, and from London to Aberdeen, Dundee and Perth were slowed down by trees that were blown onto the tracks.
A red sun is seen after dawn near Exeter, Britain October 16, 2017. The Met Office reported this was due to that Ophelia strong winds, which carried a mix of red sand from the Sahara and tiny particles from the Iberian forest fires across western Europe.
