Britain’s rail network was disrupted, flights were cancelled and thousands of homes were left without power on Monday after the country was battered by Storm Isha overnight.
Scotland was worst hit as gusts of over 90 miles per hour (144 km/h) led to the cancellation of all train services. Dozens of flights from Edinburgh and Glasgow airports were also cancelled.
Trains in some parts of southern England were affected including services between London to Gatwick Airport.
UK Power Networks said it had restored power to most properties which had lost electricity in eastern and south eastern England, but about 45,000 homes in Northern Ireland remained without power.
Across the North Sea, Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport on Sunday cancelled dozens of flights scheduled for Monday as a preventive measure because of the strong winds expected in the Netherlands.
Airlines also cancelled 102 flights into and out of Dublin on Sunday.
Scotland’s train services will be impacted until Network Rail Scotland has inspected tracks for damage following the storm, ScotRail said on social media platform X.
ℹ️STORM ISHA UPDATE – MON 22 JAN.
There are currently NO ScotRail services running following Storm Isha. This is for safety reasons. We'll keep our app, website and JourneyCheck page (https://t.co/J1m2DnhAEG) fully updated so please check them regularly for updates. https://t.co/VU4A9kkYhh pic.twitter.com/Jv824wyKMc
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) January 22, 2024
