“Bomb cyclone” Éowyn rages in Ireland and Great Britain

Fallow trees and street signs, no electricity, no flight and rail traffic: The storm Éowyn temporarily brought public life in Ireland and parts of Great Britain to a standstill. The new Irish head of government Micheál Martin called on the population to stay in safety and at home. “It’s a historical storm”he wrote one day after his choice on the platform X.

On Friday, almost a million buildings were without electricity on the entire Irish island, in large parts of the country the highest alarm level was red. Only at noon did some relaxation indicate. Liz Coleman from the Irish Weather Service Met éireann warned at the RTé station: “We are not through yet.” There is still great caution.

A large internet provider reported the partial failure of the network. There were gusts of wind at a speed of 183 kilometers per hour – the value in Ireland has never been higher since data acquisition began.

Especially in Northern Ireland, Northern England and Scotland, the storm was already felt on Friday night. Thanks to the warnings, many people seemed prepared. Serious injuries or even fatalities were not reported until noon. Several schools and other educational institutions in the affected areas remained closed.

Big problems at the airports

According to the PA news agency, around 1,000 flights were made, especially at the large airports Dublin, Edinburgh, London-Heathrow and Glasgow. It is of great importance that people would not follow the police’s advice, not to travel, said Scotland’s vice government leader Kate Forbes in the morning in the BBC. “Because if people stay at home and do not travel, they don’t take any risk.”

In Scotland, the strongest impairments were expected in the densely populated “Central Belt” between Glasgow and Edinburgh. Here, too, the schools remained closed. (RBU/SDA/dpa)

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