London, Europe Brief News – People are continually facing power cuts and travel disruptions in several parts of the UK as the country is getting ready for Storm Eunice.
Storm Dudley left thousands of people in North-east England to live without power. On the other hand, Public Transport Authorities called for Cancellation of all the scheduled trains in Scotland due to storm destruction.
The Met Office has issued a warning that Storm Eunice can cause certain danger to life with gusts of up to 80mph. It also mentioned the possibility for gusts to go up to 100mph around the coasts of west Wales and south-west England.
People have shared so many pictures and videos on social media about fallen trees, extreme winds and rain sweeping through quiet roads and some of them facing delays on public transport.
Macro Petagna, Met office forecaster said “There is obviously a generally blustery picture across the country with a combination of rain and hill snow in the north”.
He further added “A new yellow warning of snow and ice has been issued for northern parts of Scotland and is expected to last into Thursday morning which could create some dangerous conditions on roads and paths”.
Electricity North West claimed that power cuts are potentially affecting more than 17,000 households in Wigan and more than that in the parts of Lancashire.
The environment agency has issued at least three flood warnings and suggests that it may hit the shores of Northern England on Wednesday evening.
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East Midlands Railway and LNER alerted customers that there are high chances of travel disruption in the few coming days.
On the other hand, Historic Scotland has made an announcement to close 8 of its sites earlier than the actual time. These cities include Stirling, Edinburg, blackness castle, Glasgow Cathedral, Melrose abbey and some more.
The Met office has issued another amber warning that the gust could hit to 90Mph in the South west and South Wales.
Katherine Smith, Flood Duty manager said “ Strong winds could bring coastal flooding to parts of the West, South-West and south coast of England, as well as the tidal river severn”.
Spokesman Ross Easton said that it’s really crucial that people stay safe in their shelters when a storm hits. If anyone comes across a fallen powerline , Be careful and call 105 for free to report.
