Storm Amy: Multiple Deaths, Major Power Outages

Storm Amy lashed the UK, Ireland and parts of northern France with gusts up to about 100 mph, causing widespread travel disruption, flooding and structural damage across Scotland, Glasgow and other regions. At least three people have died in storm-related incidents — a man in his 40s, named locally as Tommy Connors, fell from a shed roof in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, and French authorities reported two fatalities in northern France. Large-scale power outages hit the Republic of Ireland (roughly 184,000–200,000 customers) and left tens of thousands without electricity in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Network operators have begun restorations (SSEN reported about 50,000 customers reconnected) and said most customers should be restored within days, though remote and hard-to-reach areas remain difficult to access. Utilities and emergency services mobilised extra engineers, tree‑clearing and welfare teams and opened incident centres and community support hubs to assess damage and assist affected communities. Forecasters issued widespread yellow and amber wind warnings, but Met Éireann reported improving, drier conditions ahead and said there was no immediate sign of the next named storm, Bram.