Transport was largely back to normal despite some flights being cancelled and some bus routes temporarily suspended. DUBLIN – 17 October 2017: Some 216,000 homes and businesses were still without electricity and 20,000 without running water in Ireland on Tuesday, the day after Storm Ophelia hit the country, claiming three lives.The outages mainly affected the south and west of Ireland. "It's due to fallen trees or fallen power lines so it may not be the type of structural damages that we've seen in previous storms. "Projections suggest that the winter tracks of these storms may extend further south and over Ireland more often. "The storm was passing over Scotland on Tuesday.Train services between Glasgow and Edinburgh were temporarily hit by falling trees.tags:

Source: Egypt Today October 17, 2017 12:22 UTC