
Storm Darragh causes chaos across UK as 96mph winds leave two dead and hundreds of thousands without power
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Storm Darragh wreaked havoc across the UK on Saturday, with two people killed, flights and trains cancelled and hundreds of thousands of homes left without power. open image in gallery Storm Darragh lashed parts of the UK with strongest gusts recorded at 96mph The Energy Networks Association said 177,000 homes in England, Scotland and Wales had been affected. open image in gallery An airport transfer bus left the road and crashed into a house in Northern Ireland National Rail said the storm was likely to affect services across the whole network over the weekend and warned people to check their journey in full before travelling, as conditions may mean the last services of the day are cancelled. This should spur us on to help deliver on the UN’s commitment to develop early warnings for all, and provide similar lifesaving warnings for people wherever they live in the world, whether in Lilongwe or Llandudno.” open image in gallery Yellow weather warnings are in place for wind across the UK on Sunday The Met Office issued the red weather warning – the most serious type – on Friday for wind, meaning dangerous weather was expected and people were urged to take action to keep themselves and others safe.
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