He United Kingdom prepares for a new day of heavy rain and wind after the passage of the Storm Isha in the last few hours. A storm that has especially affected Scotland and that has left at least two dead in the UK and two others in Ireland. Bad weather conditions have forced road closures, as well as the cancellation of trains and dozens of flights throughout the country. For this Tuesday the Meteorological Office maintains the yellow alert for rain in a large part of the territory and the orange alert for strong winds on the coast of Scotland, fearing that a new storm, named Jocelyncause new incidents in the next few hours.
The passage of Isha has caused the death of an 84 year old man in the Scottish town of Grangemouth after crashing his vehicle into a tree blown down by the wind. Another man, aged 60, died shortly before in County Londonderry, in North Ireland, also in a traffic accident. The fatalities in Ireland, a man in his 40s and a woman in her 20s, have also suffered impacts on the road.
Winds of 150 kilometers per hour
The floods and strong winds, which have exceeded the 150 kilometers per hour In some areas, they have forced suspend train service in Scotland for much of this Monday. A situation that will be repeated this Tuesday starting at 7:00 p.m. (local time) due to the arrival of Jocelyn. “Our integrated control team has made this decision to maintain the safety of passengers and our staff,” the railway operator reported. Network Rail Scotlandwhich plans to keep the service paralyzed until the early hours of this Wednesday.
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Tens of flights have been canceled throughout this Monday or redirected to other airports, especially in Dublin, where about about thirty routes They were affected this Monday. A lack of information from some airlines has led to chaotic scenes at terminals, with passengers forced to wait up to 24 hours to reach their destinations. “Due to adverse weather conditions across the UK, temporary restrictions of air traffic,” the British air traffic manager has reported.
In some locations, gusts of wind that have not been seen in the last 20 years have been recorded, something that has also caused significant damage to the electrical network. Late this Monday there was still no power near 100,000 homes in Ireland and another 20,000 in the UK, especially in Northern Ireland, while tens of thousands of homes have also suffered water cuts. “Storm Jocelyn could hamper restoration efforts and potentially cause more damage,” the electricity system operator in Northern Ireland has warned. The Meteorological Office has asked the population to take extreme precautions in the next few hours.