Disruption continues in northern England and Scotland but the storm’s force has weakened from Monday’s 100mph windsMore than 250,000 homes in Ireland and up to 1,700 homes in Cumbria and Lancashire were left without power while several key rail lines were blocked in northern England and Scotland as disruption from Storm Ophelia continued. A yellow weather warning for high winds in Scotland and Northern England was lifted a day after the storm ripped through Ireland, causing three deaths and widespread disruption. Services have also been affected between Glasgow and Edinburgh after a branch hit overhead power lines in Bellshill. Had they gotten into trouble the emergency services would have been called.”Up to a quarter of a million homes in the Irish Republic as well as 5,000 homes in Northern Ireland were still without power on Tuesday morning. A spokeswoman for the Department of Education in Northern Ireland justified the decision to keep the region’s schools closed despite the worst of the storm having passed.

Source: The Guardian October 17, 2017 08:00 UTC