Thousands without power as Storm Callum sweeps in
Thousands of homes and businesses are without power as Storm Callum sweeps across Ireland.
Network operator ESB has reported multiple faults across the Irish Republic on Friday morning, with counties Cork, Kerry and Donegal among the worst hit.
Around 20,000 properties were impacted during the night.
Wet and windy today with warnings in place for the west and northwest coast until 5pm. Elsewhere winds will ease steadily this morning. Spells of heavy rain clearing to scattered heavy showers. Temperatures 14 to 16 degrees. pic.twitter.com/NN3imNpETd
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) October 12, 2018
In Northern Ireland, hundreds of homes and businesses experienced power loss.
Several flights have been cancelled out of Dublin and Belfast due to the storm.
With an orange wind warning in place across swathes of Ireland, forecaster Met Eireann has warned of potential risk to life and property.
We apologise if you have lost power supply during #StormCallum. Please see https://t.co/cwxXH3FsWc for updates, if your area is NOT listed you can log your fault or get updates using your MPRN number here https://t.co/EXbfhQENlPpic.twitter.com/xRvrGSNjNC
— ESB Networks (@ESBNetworks) October 12, 2018
The Met Office had issued a yellow weather warning for Northern Ireland.
In Dublin, the national emergency co-ordination group met on Thursday for a briefing on the incoming storm.
As part of the preparations, flood prevention measures were taken in a number of coastal areas.
