The tragedy comes after the Met Office issued an amber warning for eastern Scotland until 3pm today.
In a double blow for the UK’s forecast, another weather system, this morning christened by the Met Office as Storm Corrie, is predicted to bring a weekend washout.
‘This is an incredible strength, but still a way off from the record of 173mph recorded back in 1986,’ he said.A yellow ‘danger to life’ warning has also been issued for large parts of northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland from today until noon on Monday.
The Met Office warned the amber warning could cause a ‘danger to life from large waves and debris from the sea in coastal areas.’ And SP Energy Networks, which serves central and southern Scotland, urged customers to keep their mobile phones fully charged and keep a torch nearby.The impact of Storm Malik on the Northern Jutland west coast at Hirtshals, Denmark Today’s wind speeds still fell short of the record of 173mph recorded back in 1986
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