Storm Corrie: Thousands of homes still without power after chaotic weekend storms

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Storm Corrie: Thousands of homes still without power after chaotic weekend storms
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Thousands of homes remain without power after back to back storms battered Scotland and north-east England over the weekend.

The Met Office issued a warning for ice across northern Scotland and another for wind in north-east England on Monday morning.

Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said: "It is not just the case of strong winds causing problems - there is also the ice risk across parts of Scotland through to the early part of Monday morning. Several schools in Aberdeenshire said they would be shut or delay opening on Monday as they struggled with power and heating problems.Two people, a nine-year-old boy in Staffordshire and 60-year-old woman in Aberdeen, were killed by falling trees as Malik hit on Saturday.The strongest gust during Malik was 93mph in Brizlee Wood, Northumberland, on Saturday morning but there were also winds that hit 80mph over wide areas of Scotland, and 70mph in the north of England throughout the day.

Corrie moved eastwards across Scotland on Sunday and was set to push across the North Sea in the early hours of Monday.Winds of 92mph were recorded in Stornoway, on the Western Isles, as the storm began to hit the UK on Sunday night.She tweeted on Sunday: "Work to repair the damage from Storm Malik continues. Tens of thousands have had power reconnected already - however, many will remain off supply again tonight and some, especially in north east, could be off into Tuesday.

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