Bad weather
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A rare red alert for “very strong” wind has been issued for parts of the UK ahead of Storm Eowyn. The alert, which covers all of Northern Ireland from 7am on Friday until 2pm, and parts of Scotland from 10am to 5pm, warns of “very dangerous conditions” and “widespread disruption”. Tornados could also hit parts of the UK today,…
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These Met Office images show the weather warnings in force across the country today. Most of these are now active, meaning disruption is likely. The northern amber warning started at 9pm on Saturday. And hazardous conditions are set to continue throughout tomorrow, with even more warnings set. In the areas covered by amber warnings, it…
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The government’s emergency planning team is holding a meeting as Ireland braces for severe weather. Taoiseach Simon Harris wrote on Instagram: “I wanted to provide you with a quick update on the severe cold weather event that Ireland is experiencing at the moment and the significant snow and sleet event we’re likely to experience from…
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As we have been reporting today, there are a number of weather warnings that have been issued by the Met Office. Many are in place now. A yellow warning for snow and ice has come into place for the Midlands and parts of Wales from midday Saturday and will last until 11.59pm on Sunday. A…
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Alongside Met Office amber alerts covering parts of England and Wales, there are also weather warnings in place for Northern Ireland and Ireland. Met Eireann, the Irish National Meteorological Service, has orange warnings for snow in place for much of the south of the Republic. One of the warnings, in place from 5pm on Saturday…
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A plane’s nose wheel collapsed during a hard landing in Belfast due to bad weather. There were four crew members but no passengers on board when the Aer Lingus regional flight, operated by Emerald Airlines, landed at around 4pm on Sunday. Belfast City Airport closed its runway for the rest of the day following the incident,…
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The number of people killed by the floods has risen to from 205 to 207, according to interior minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska. He told Spanish radio station Cadena SER: “It is reasonable to think that we will have more deaths.” But he said he could not accurately predict how many people were missing. Emergency services have received…
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Amid anger over authorities’ efforts to help those affected by the floods, Madrid City Council this morning sent around 30 emergency service personnel to Valencia. They include 20 firefighters with six vehicles and 11 health workers from SAMUR-Civil Protection, along with several vehicles, including a mobile intensive care unit. Their objective will be to drain…
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Heavy rains and flooding in Sudan have claimed 173 lives and injured 505 people since the beginning of the rainy season in June, the Sudanese Health Ministry reported. The floods have impacted 11 of Sudan’s 18 states, destroying 18,665 homes and damaging 14,947 others, according to the ministry. The report, released on Saturday, also noted…
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At least 10 people were killed as Cyclone Remal slammed Bangladesh’s coastlines and weakened to a tropical depression, said the country’s State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Mohibur Rahman on Monday. “We’ve come to know that 10 people were killed in six coastal districts due to the cyclonic storm,” the official told a…
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