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Fatality and power cuts as Storm Amy reaches Ireland

Naomi ClarkeBBC News NI
Monaghan County Council An aerial shot shows a car submerged in floodwater.Monaghan County Council

A man in his 40s has died in the Republic of Ireland in what gardaí (Irish police) understand was a "weather-related incident".

It comes as Storm Amy brought gale force winds to some areas, with almost 120,000 properties in the Republic still without power.

Gardaí attended the incident with the man at a home in Letterkenny, County Donegal, alongside emergency services, shortly after 16:15 local time on Friday.

A post mortem examination will be carried out in due course.

Every county across the island of Ireland is under a Status Yellow wind warning until 00:00, with the storm causing localised flooding, fallen trees, transport disruption and school closures in parts.

Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange wind warning for counties Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo

It will come into effect from 04:00 until 08:00 on Saturday morning.

PA Media A silver car in half submerged in flood water.PA Media

The highest-level red warning was in effect in County Donegal from 16:00 (local time) until it was downgraded to orange from 18:00 to 22:00.

Malin Head in County Donegal, the most northerly point of the island of Ireland, saw wind speeds up to 92mph.

Elsewhere, Belmullet in County Mayo and Mace Head in County Galway experienced speeds of 76mph.

The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has said its crews are working to restore power to 124,000 homes, farms and businesses, mostly in counties  Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Roscommon, Leitrim and Cavan.

As of 20:00 local time, a total of 115 flights had been cancelled at Dublin Airport, while 18 inbound flights were diverted to other airports.

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A Status Yellow wind warning is also in place across the whole of the Republic until 00:00 on Saturday.

A Status Red marine warning will also come into effect between 14:00 and 20:00, as Met Éireann warns of "violent" storm force 11 winds from Loop Head to Rossan Point to Fair Head.

Storm Amy has caused further disruption to Northern Ireland and Scotland, with flights and trains cancelled and a number of roads closed.


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