Ireland .. Thousands of people without electricity because of the storm Iowen

Thousands of people without electricity are still in various parts of the island of Ireland today, Saturday, after the storm “Iyen” swept the island accompanied by strong storms, caused damage to buildings and closed the roads.
The focus will be turned into cleaning efforts as warnings about the weather, allowing workers to restore energy supplies and remove debris, according to the British News Agency (BADIA) today, Saturday.
Electricity was cut off from about one million homes, farms and company in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, on Friday, after the winds that shattered the records.

Irish meteorology

The storm wind speed was 183 km per hour in Galloway in central Ireland, according to the Irish meteorological service.
When the storm approached, the authorities issued in parts of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland red warnings, closed schools and universities and asked the residents to resort to a safe haven.

Mexico Bay

The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh closed its doors and Prime Minister John Sweeney said: “We must be clear, the population should not travel,” according to the Associated Press Agency (AB).
Jason Nichols, chief international meteorologist at Akio Weser, said that part of the storm’s severity is caused by a system of historical length of snow on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in the United States.