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New weather warnings have been released for the start of the week. In the east of England a yellow warning for “strong and gusty winds” is now in place between 6am on Monday until the same time on Tuesday. The Met Office said some coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities will probably be affected by spray or large waves.
The young man who died in Ireland after a tree fell during Storm Eowyn has been named as Kacper Dudek. The 20-year-old was killed after a tree fell on his car at Feddyglass, Raphoe in Co Donegal, early on Friday. Irish police are investigating the incident.
A yellow warning has been listed for heavy rain that could bring “some disruption and flooding” in the West Midlands and much of Wales. The warning runs between 6am and 11.59pm on Monday. The Met Office said bus and rail services will likely be affected and spray and flooding on roads will probably increase journey times.
Helicopter crews deployed to inspect the railways after Storm Eowyn have found a roof on the tracks in Glasgow. Network Rail Scotland announced its Air Operations helicopter was about to lift off to inspect routes as winds subsided on Saturday morning.
Network Rail has said most of its network is now “up-and-running” after Storm Eowyn. It said on Saturday morning: “Hundreds of our people have worked through the night clearing debris from the tracks and that clean-up operation continues. The majority of the network is now up-and-running but disruption continues in some areas.”
Police Scotland said it responded to nearly 1,900 weather-related incidents linked to Storm Eowyn on Friday. As a result of an electrical pole fire the M80 remains closed in both directions between junction 8 and 9, the force reported on Saturday morning. The M74 northbound is closed at junction 12 due to a crash, it added, and Erskine Bridge remains shut in both directions.
Irish premier Micheál Martin said every effort is being made to restore power and water supplies following Storm Eowyn. He described the destruction caused by some of the strongest winds on record as “unprecedented”. Thanking emergency crews and responders working to restore power and clear roads, the taoiseach said a huge amount of work is needed in the days ahead to restore electricity, water and communications to hundreds of thousands of people.
In Northern Ireland, 189,000 homes and businesses remain without power following Storm Eowyn, NIE Networks has said. Power has been restored for 96,000 customers, it added on Saturday morning.
Network Rail Scotland said nearly 400 “incidents of damage” have been found including more than 120 reports of fallen trees following Storm Eowyn. It said on X: “Almost 400 incidents of damage have been found since the storm passed, disruption is likely until at least midday. So far, we’ve seen over 120 reports of fallen trees across Scotland, along with damage to signalling systems, overhead wires, stations, boundary fencing, level crossings and even train depots suffering damage.”
Helicopter crews deployed to inspect the railways after Storm Eowyn have found a roof on the tracks in Glasgow.
Network Rail Scotland announced its Air Operations helicopter was about to lift off to inspect routes as winds subsided on Saturday morning.
About 10 minutes later it published a second post on X, formerly Twitter, that said: “The Air Ops team have already spotted a roof from a nearby building on the track at the entrance to the tunnel to Glasgow Queen Street High Level.
“Until this is removed, we can’t run trains to or from the station.”
Air Ops are aiding ground crews to check routes including Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street, Hyndland to Helensburgh, and Cathcart Circle.
