Storm Amy batters UK as weather warning extended

Storm Amy has caused widespread disruption across the UK and Ireland for a second consecutive day, leaving thousands of homes without power and forcing the closure of parks, railway lines, and ferry routes as winds of up to 100mph battered parts of the country.

- TOM WATLING

The Met Office had issued a yellow wind warning for the entire UK, with an amber alert in place for northern Scotland, where “damaging” gusts exceeding 90mph have been recorded. A yellow warning for northeast Scotland has been extended to midday today.

Scotland and Ireland have been the worst affected, with power cuts continuing across the Highlands. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), the distribution network operator for the north of Scotland, said 42,000 homes remained without power by yesterday afternoon. The company said hundreds of additional team members were working on SSEN’s response to the storm.