According to the local operator, the severity of the storm, combined with current bad weather, could delay the total return to normal.
More than 350,000 homes in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland were still without power on Sunday evening, announced the various electricity operators, three days after the passage of storm Eowyn with winds of unprecedented power . The passage of the storm, described on Saturday as “probably the strongest in the UK” by the British Weather Service, caused two deaths. Scottish authorities announced Sunday that a 19-year-old motorist was killed Friday morning when a tree fell on his car. Another man died in similar circumstances on Friday in Ireland.
Sunday evening, Irish society ESB Networks estimated that around 278,000 people were still without electricity. The island recorded the strongest wind gusts in its history. She also warned that 100,000 people risked remaining without power for several more days. Social Protection Minister Dara Calleary said technicians from England and France were assisting their Irish counterparts. He described the damage as “considerable”adding that “everything is done” to achieve a return to normal.
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In Northern Ireland, more than 75,000 people were still without electricity on Sunday evening. And in Scotland, around 4,700 homes were still without power. But electricity has been restored to 88,000 homes. According to the local operator, the severity of the storm, combined with current bad weather, could delay the total return to normal. The British and Irish weather services have issued new warnings for snow, ice, wind and rain due to the arrival of a new storm called Herminia.
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