Storm Isha leaves five dead: Father whose car veered off flooded road and man who plunged down manhole after safety barriers were blown away are among victims as Britain braces for Jocelyn set to hit
11 months ago

Storm Isha leaves five dead: Father whose car veered off flooded road and man who plunged down manhole after safety barriers were blown away are among victims as Britain braces for Jocelyn set to hit

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A beloved father-of-five whose car veered off a flooded road is among five people killed by Storm Isha after it battered the UK and Ireland over the weekend. GALWAY: Jimmy Rowe is believed to have died after his car skidded of the road in County Mayo on Sunday GALWAY: Heartbroken loved ones said they are 'broke in bits' after learning of the father-of-five's death BRADFORD: A man died after falling down a hole near roadworks after barriers shielding it from the public were blown away by Storm Isha LONDONDERRY: A van and car lie within a police cordon after being involved in a crash with a fallen tree in Limavady Met Office yellow and amber rain and wind warnings for today and tomorrow Storm Jocelyn is winding to hit the UK and Ireland, just days after Storm Isha pounded the two countries Forecasters have issued another slew of weather warnings amid predictions the 10th named storm of the season could bring life-threatening gusts and heavy rain to parts of the country. CUMBRIA - A trampoline blown onto a wall in Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, yesterday SCOTLAND - Photo issued by Network Rail Scotland of a tree that fell onto the overhead wires at Whitecraigs station BRADFORD: Barriers are left strewn over the road after Storm Isha brought high winds to Britain BRADFORD: People and emergency services gather at the scene where a man tragically died after falling into a manhole during high winds INVERNESS: Workmen attempt to clear a fallen tree blocking the A833 at Belladrum near Beauly CARLISLE: Workers clean up Wotsits and Quavers crisps from the M6 after high winds caused lorries to overturn BELFAST: A branch from a tree damaged during Storm Isha lies on top of a car in Northern Ireland One told the Mirror: 'From what I've been told a man was leaving the pub and he's fallen into the hole and banged his head. COUNTY MAYO: A diversion put in place in Ballindine after the crash which tragically claimed the life of Jimmy Rowe BELFAST: A fallen tree and partially collapsed wall in east Belfast after Storm Isha hit the city GLASGOW: Damage to Rangers FC's Ibrox Stadium after signage was torn during Storm Isha ATLANTIC: A rarely-seen close up showing the 600ft MSC Nicoleta II powering through waves brought by Storm Isha in the Atlantic CUMBRIA: Cars are stranded in floodwater in Warwick Bridge after the River Eden burst its banks WEST LOTHIAN: A tree surgeon removes a fallen tree from a car in Linlithgow after Storm Isha Storm Jocelyn, the 10th named storm of the season, is set to barrel in from the Atlantic on Tuesday There is set to be little respite from the high winds for many parts of Britain and Ireland tomorrow, as Storm Jocelyn powers in from the Atlantic hot on the heels of Isha.

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