Weather & Science
Storm Éowyn Leaves Thousands Without Power, Grounds Flights
- Power has been cut to 715,000 Irish homes and businesses
- Rail and air travel is disrupted across Ireland and the UK
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Hurricane-strength winds battered Ireland and the UK early Friday morning, leaving thousands of homes and businesses without power and disrupting transportation across the region.
Winter Storm Éowyn brought record gusts of 183 kilometers (114 miles) per hour in Galway in the west of Ireland, according to the Irish meteorological service Met Eireann. ESB, the state-owned energy utility, said that as of 8am local time, 715,000 homes, farms and businesses were without power.