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| People urged to stay home during red warning | People urged to stay home during red warning |
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| The government has asked the public to stay at home during the weather warning. | The government has asked the public to stay at home during the weather warning. |
| People have been urged to "stay at home, stay safe" and to only travel if it is "absolutely necessary" as violent storm force winds brought by Storm Éowyn batter the Isle of Man. | |
| A red weather warning, which represent a risk to life due to flying debris, has been put in place until 14:00 GMT by with Ronaldsway Met Office. | |
| All ferry services have been cancelled, the airport has been closed until at least 16:00, bus services have been suspended until 14:00, and school and public counters remain closed. | All ferry services have been cancelled, the airport has been closed until at least 16:00, bus services have been suspended until 14:00, and school and public counters remain closed. |
| The A18 Mountain Road was closed to all vehicles overnight, and the Isle of Man Constabulary have warned several other roads have been blocked by fallen trees. | |
| Manx Care said most of its planned appointments for patients had been cancelled "unless there is a clinical imperative for them to proceed", and patients would be contacted if they were no longer to attend. | |
| Forecasters have warned of gusts of up to 85mph (137km/h) in exposed areas. | |
| Roads disruption | |
| A3 Outside Glen Duff Refuel Station (completely blocked) | |
| Ginger Hall (partially blocked) | |
| Northbound carriageway at Sulby Bridge (completely blocked) | |
| Ballanard Road - Abbeylands Side (partially blocked) | |
| Mount Rule Road (partially blocked) | |
| Marine Drive/Port Soderick Junction (partially blocked) | |
| Old Castletown Road (partially blocked) | |
| Ballamodha, Solomon's Corner (completely blocked) | |
| Barregarrow (completely blocked) | |
| Clenagh Road, Subly (overhanging one carriage way) | |
| Archallagan (completely blocked) | |
| Ballacollister Road (Creg Back Road) | |
| St Judes | |
| West Baldwin (completely blocked) | |
| A yellow weather warning for coastal overtopping was in place until 09:00. | A yellow weather warning for coastal overtopping was in place until 09:00. |
| Areas most at risk were Shore Road in Rushen, Castletown Promenade, the northern and central parts of Douglas Promenade, with promenades in Laxey and Ramsey to a lesser extent, forecasters said. | Areas most at risk were Shore Road in Rushen, Castletown Promenade, the northern and central parts of Douglas Promenade, with promenades in Laxey and Ramsey to a lesser extent, forecasters said. |
| Sandbags were made available at the island's civic amenity sites as well as the civil defence headquarters, which has a limited amount left, for properties in areas set to be hit by coastal overtopping. | Sandbags were made available at the island's civic amenity sites as well as the civil defence headquarters, which has a limited amount left, for properties in areas set to be hit by coastal overtopping. |
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