Sturm Darragh rages: British islands in chaos - power outages and flight cancellations!

Sturm Darragh rages: British islands in chaos - power outages and flight cancellations!

Belfast, Großbritannien - The storm "Darragh" today hit the British islands with full force and caused considerable damage. The British Weather Office even published a rare red weather warning because the wind speeds reached up to 93 miles per hour (approx. 150 km/h). In Wales, the population was urgently warned not to leave their houses because there was danger to life. This information was reported by Tagesspiegel

The effects are devastating: around 400,000 households in Ireland at times had no electricity, while in the British regions tens of thousands of customers were affected. Many roads were blocked because fallen trees blocked the passage. In particular, two motorway bridges between England and Wales were temporarily closed. Public transport came to a standstill in large parts, and dozens of flights in Belfast were canceled. Several ferries between Northern Ireland and Scotland were also canceled, and many train connections in Wales were deleted, such as vienna.at reported.

sporty cancellations and other disorders

Due to the extreme weather conditions, the Welsh Football Association has canceled all games, including the highly expected Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool in the English Premier League. The decision to cancel was made after a meeting between the officials of both clubs as well as the police and the city council. The security risk due to strong gusts of wind was decisive, and the severe weather warning remains until early Sunday morning. In France, the effects of "Darragh" were also warned, and the rail operator SNCF ceased train traffic in the Normandy regional rail network for the weekend.