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| Hurricane Ophelia: Schools closed and thousands without power | Hurricane Ophelia: Schools closed and thousands without power |
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| Schools are closed and hundreds of thousands of people remain without electricity in Ireland after Ophelia battered the British Isles. | Schools are closed and hundreds of thousands of people remain without electricity in Ireland after Ophelia battered the British Isles. |
| All schools in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland remain closed for a second day as the clear-up continues. | All schools in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland remain closed for a second day as the clear-up continues. |
| Some 245,000 homes and businesses are without electricity in Ireland, 3,800 in Northern Ireland, 2,000 in north Wales and 1,100 in Scotland. | |
| Warnings of very strong winds remain for parts of Scotland and England. | Warnings of very strong winds remain for parts of Scotland and England. |
| Three people were killed on Monday in the Republic of Ireland as hurricane-force gusts hit the country. | |
| Father-of-two Fintan Goss, 33, was killed near Ravensdale, County Louth, when a car he was in was struck by a tree. | Father-of-two Fintan Goss, 33, was killed near Ravensdale, County Louth, when a car he was in was struck by a tree. |
| Clare O'Neill, 58, died when a tree fell on her car in strong winds near Aglish Village in County Waterford. | Clare O'Neill, 58, died when a tree fell on her car in strong winds near Aglish Village in County Waterford. |
| Michael Pyke, 31, died in an incident when he was clearing a fallen tree with a chainsaw in County Tipperary. | Michael Pyke, 31, died in an incident when he was clearing a fallen tree with a chainsaw in County Tipperary. |
| Some 20,000 households are without water in Ireland, and it is expected to take days for electricity to be restored for those without it there. | Some 20,000 households are without water in Ireland, and it is expected to take days for electricity to be restored for those without it there. |
| The country's national emergency co-ordination group is meeting on Tuesday in Dublin to assess the extent of the damage inflicted by Ophelia. | |
| The Met Office has issued a yellow "be aware" wind warning across southern and central Scotland and northern England and warned of travel disruption. | The Met Office has issued a yellow "be aware" wind warning across southern and central Scotland and northern England and warned of travel disruption. |
| The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued 14 flood warnings - meaning flooding is expected - for the west coast of Scotland. | The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued 14 flood warnings - meaning flooding is expected - for the west coast of Scotland. |
| Some 1,100 homes are without power in south-west Scotland, but they are expected to be reconnected later on Tuesday. | Some 1,100 homes are without power in south-west Scotland, but they are expected to be reconnected later on Tuesday. |
| In England, there's a flood warning in Dorset and a series of flood alerts across the North West and the South West. | In England, there's a flood warning in Dorset and a series of flood alerts across the North West and the South West. |
| Some train services in northern England have been disrupted as a result of trees falling across railway lines, including on the line between Halifax and Bradford Interchange. | Some train services in northern England have been disrupted as a result of trees falling across railway lines, including on the line between Halifax and Bradford Interchange. |
| More than 130 trees were cleared from roads on the Isle of Man. | More than 130 trees were cleared from roads on the Isle of Man. |
| The Irish Republic's Electricity Supply Board said help from Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK was expected to be drafted in on Wednesday to help restore power. | The Irish Republic's Electricity Supply Board said help from Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK was expected to be drafted in on Wednesday to help restore power. |
| Crews are already working to fix power lines but officials have warned that repairs will take several days, and up to 10 in the worst-hit areas. | |
| The Health Service Executive in the country said there had been a significant impact on health services. | The Health Service Executive in the country said there had been a significant impact on health services. |
| And it warned of disruption in the "coming days", with some cancellations and delays expected to appointments and discharges from hospital. | And it warned of disruption in the "coming days", with some cancellations and delays expected to appointments and discharges from hospital. |
| Strong winds of up to 70mph (112km/h) wreaked havoc in Cumbria on Monday night, damaging the roof of Barrow AFC's stadium and forcing police to close roads in the town. | Strong winds of up to 70mph (112km/h) wreaked havoc in Cumbria on Monday night, damaging the roof of Barrow AFC's stadium and forcing police to close roads in the town. |
| Cumbria Police said they had reports of roofs and debris on the roads and overhead cables coming down - and it urged people to make only essential travel. | Cumbria Police said they had reports of roofs and debris on the roads and overhead cables coming down - and it urged people to make only essential travel. |
| Ophelia was not only responsible for storm weather - it also drew tropical air and dust from the Sahara, causing a reddish sky and red-looking sun throughout parts of the UK on Monday. | |
| The charity Asthma UK warned the phenomenon could trigger "potentially fatal asthma attacks" and advised at the time that severe sufferers should stay indoors. | |
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