Storm Franklin is set to hit the UK, with an amber weather warning issued for Northern Ireland, the Met Office has said
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Franklin will bring"gale force westerly winds with severe and damaging gusts", Met Eireann said,"combined with very high seas". Power companies have revealed that a record 1.4 million homes were affected by cuts on Friday during the worst of Eunice.Ross Easton, from the ENA, said 8,000 engineers are working to reconnect customers but many homes will still be without power during the week.As of 11am on Sunday, it said it had restored power to more than 164,000 homes, with 18,000 still awaiting reconnection.
Operations director Graham Halladay said:"Storm Eunice has brought some of the worst conditions we have ever seen - it is truly unprecedented. • A yellow warning for wind across most of England and Wales from midday on Sunday until 1pm on Monday, with damage and disruption possibleSunday could see gales of up to 70mph in parts of England - the same speed recorded at Heathrow on Friday as thousands of people tuned in to YouTube channel Big Jet TV to see planes trying to land.
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