A man died on Friday when he was sitting in a car that collided with a fallen tree in the town of Antrim in Northern Ireland. Another man died when he was hit by a tree in the Lake District in northwest England.
Weather warnings were issued on Friday and winds were measured at around 44 seconds at Brisley Wood in Northumberland in England, according to the country’s National Weather Service, according to Reuters.
To the south, in the city of Rochdale, about 120 trucks got stuck in the snow, according to reports BBC.
‘Dangerous waves’
Friday called office met People have to stay away from the coast because Storm Irwin may cause serious waves and disturbances.
The storm caused major disruptions to ferry and train traffic and closed roads, forcing people to sleep in their cars at night, according to police. English rail company LNER halted traffic on certain sections of trains on Friday and urged passengers not to travel until Monday. Scotland Skrill has also canceled departure flights.
More than 130,000 subscribers in different parts of the country were without electricity overnight due to the storm, but many of them restored electricity on Saturday.
still cool
The wind began to subside on Saturday morning. However, the Met Office is warning of difficult conditions with skids in parts of England and Scotland from Saturday afternoon until 11am on Sunday, and advise against all non-essential travel.
Low temperatures are expected to persist in large parts of the country into Monday afternoon, and authorities are urging people to look out for elderly neighbors and relatives, especially those who live alone or have serious illnesses, the BBC reported.
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