Monster Storm Ophelia is set to wreak more havoc as it continues its deadly path across the British Isles. Three people died when hurricane-force winds as high as 119mph battered Ireland on Monday, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and a path of chaos in its wake.
Now Scotland is braced for fierce gusts, with flood warnings in place on the west coast. A yellow weather alert for wind has also been issued Northern Ireland, southern and central Scotland, the north of England and north-west Wales.
Dozens of flights from London were cancelled today as Storm Ophelia began battering Ireland. Schools and other public buildings in Ireland were closed and troops placed on standby amid fears of flying debris and falling trees with winds expected to reach up to 80mph.
The storm made landfall at Baltimore, on the south-west tip of the Republic of Ireland, this morning and was creeping up the west coast and expected to hit Northern Ireland by 3pm.
It was forecast to hit Scotland tonight.
It comes exactly 30 years after the Great Storm of 1987 killed 18 people. Gatwick Airport today said five Ryanair flights to Ireland have been cancelled while seven from Stansted have been axed.
Heathrow said five per cent of in and out trips - up to 60 flights - will be cancelled due to “Ophelia-associated” disruption.
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RE: old age pensioners......?????
Pensioners are growing in numbers in the UK, and are becoming a greater political voice. So the government better look after us.