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| Storm Desmond: 'Eejit' teenagers caught on video doing backflips into wild sea while storm rages | Storm Desmond: 'Eejit' teenagers caught on video doing backflips into wild sea while storm rages |
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| A video has emerged which appears to show two teenagers doing backflips into rough seas as Storm Desmond raged off the west coast of Ireland. | A video has emerged which appears to show two teenagers doing backflips into rough seas as Storm Desmond raged off the west coast of Ireland. |
| Describing the boys as a pair of “eejits”, local Cathay Devlin said she was putting the footage on Facebook “to highlight the absolute madness and stupidity of what these youngsters are doing”. | Describing the boys as a pair of “eejits”, local Cathay Devlin said she was putting the footage on Facebook “to highlight the absolute madness and stupidity of what these youngsters are doing”. |
| Storm Desmond has brought high winds, heavy rain and extensive flooding sweeping across the UK and Ireland, and one 90-year-old man has died in London after reportedly being blown into the path of a moving bus. | Storm Desmond has brought high winds, heavy rain and extensive flooding sweeping across the UK and Ireland, and one 90-year-old man has died in London after reportedly being blown into the path of a moving bus. |
| The video of the two boys in Salthill, Galway, has been viewed on Facebook more than 1 million times since it was posted on Friday, just as the storm struck Ireland. | The video of the two boys in Salthill, Galway, has been viewed on Facebook more than 1 million times since it was posted on Friday, just as the storm struck Ireland. |
| Ms Devlin wrote: “The voluntary and rescue services are kept busy enough without having to worry about this type of stupid behaviour. | Ms Devlin wrote: “The voluntary and rescue services are kept busy enough without having to worry about this type of stupid behaviour. |
| “Obviously I was there to witness this madness and believe me [the sea] was very, very rough at the time. God forbid that they get into difficulties as there was no one else there to help if there was a problem.” | “Obviously I was there to witness this madness and believe me [the sea] was very, very rough at the time. God forbid that they get into difficulties as there was no one else there to help if there was a problem.” |
| Deirdre Dooley, commenting on the video, wrote: “I think they are the biggest eejits going, the voluntary rescue have a lot on helping people the need it not having to worry about them fools.” | Deirdre Dooley, commenting on the video, wrote: “I think they are the biggest eejits going, the voluntary rescue have a lot on helping people the need it not having to worry about them fools.” |
| The west coast of Ireland has been hit hardest by Storm Desmond, and the Met Éireann issued a rare red-level national weather warning, which remained in place on Saturday. | The west coast of Ireland has been hit hardest by Storm Desmond, and the Met Éireann issued a rare red-level national weather warning, which remained in place on Saturday. |
| Some 11,000 people suffered power outages, while strong winds and flooding resulted in widespread travel disruption. | Some 11,000 people suffered power outages, while strong winds and flooding resulted in widespread travel disruption. |
| In England, Cumbria remained the worst-affected region on Sunday morning, declaring a major incident amid what the fire and rescue services described as “unprecedented” flooding. | In England, Cumbria remained the worst-affected region on Sunday morning, declaring a major incident amid what the fire and rescue services described as “unprecedented” flooding. |
| And in Scotland, severe weather warnings remained in place as the clean-up operation following the worst impacts of the storm got under way. Further rain and strong winds were forecast for Monday. | And in Scotland, severe weather warnings remained in place as the clean-up operation following the worst impacts of the storm got under way. Further rain and strong winds were forecast for Monday. |
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