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A storm sweeps over Ireland with the strongest winds that have been measured in the country.
In the areas around Galway on the west coast of the Irish island, the wind has blown with a force of just over 50 meters per second, according to Ireland’s meteorological authority.
A huge power outage affects more than 700,000 households on Friday morning, reports Irish media. It is alerted about blown trees on roads across the country.
The storm, given the name éowyn, is feared to cause major injuries in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Schools are closed and train journeys have been canceled.
“We can’t emphasize enough how cautious people need to be in the coming days,” said the Irish government’s crisis coordinator Keith Leonard according to Rté.