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In Ireland, the dense rainfall led to flooding successful parts of the westbound coast. (AP representational image)
Storm Bert battered Britain with snow, rainfall and beardown winds connected Saturday, sidesplitting 1 idiosyncratic and closing respective railway lines, bridges and roads.
The tempest besides deed Ireland, flooding roads successful the westbound and cutting powerfulness to tens of thousands of customers. A antheral successful his 60s died aft a histrion fell connected a car connected the A34 road successful confederate England, section constabulary said.
The runway astatine the Newcastle airdrome successful northeast England was covered successful snow, concisely disrupting flights.
In Scotland, immoderate bid services were suspended owed to the weather, ScotRail said connected X. The Severn Bridge, which connects Wales to England, was unopen owed to beardown winds, the National Highways website showed. Snow covered roads and stranded cars successful parts of the bluish UK.
Met Office Chief Meteorologist Jason Kelly termed the tempest a “multi-hazard event”, saying it was expected to bring snow, rainfall and upwind to Britain for astir of the weekend.
In Ireland, the dense rainfall led to flooding successful parts of the westbound coast, making immoderate roads impassable. The Irish Meteorological Service placed a “status red” rainfall informing – its highest level – for the counties of Cork and Galway from Friday night.
Floodwater could beryllium seen rising towards the apical of parked cars successful the Donegal municipality of Killybegs.
Power institution ESB Networks, which provides vigor for the full of Ireland, said precocious winds had led to powerfulness outages affecting 60,000 homes, farms and businesses overnight, mostly successful the westbound and northwest.
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