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Forecasters accidental beardown winds volition proceed to batter the UK connected Sunday successful the aftermath of Storm Darragh which near 2 men dormant and thousands near without power.
The Met Office has issued 4 yellowish upwind warnings for wind crossed overmuch of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, on with south-east Scotland.
Gusts of 35-45mph are much wide expected inland, and up to 70mph successful coastal areas, meaning immoderate question disruption and further powerfulness cuts are possible.
The Met Office issued a uncommon reddish upwind informing for upwind connected Saturday arsenic Storm Darragh brought gusts of up to 93mph arsenic it swept crossed the UK.
The 2 victims of Saturday's tempest were killed successful abstracted incidents erstwhile trees fell connected their vehicles successful Lancashire and the West Midlands.
The Energy Networks Association said connected Saturday evening that 259,000 customers were inactive without power.
It added that engineers would beryllium moving done the nighttime said they would beryllium moving done the nighttime and into Sunday to reconstruct power.
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks said much than 20,000 properties were without powerfulness connected Saturday evening and warned it whitethorn instrumentality days for supplies to beryllium afloat restored. At the storm's peak, much than 48,000 premises were affected.
Sixty-four flood warnings - meaning flooding is expected - and 147 flood alerts are successful spot for parts of England pursuing dense rain, according to the Environment Agency.
In Wales, which is inactive recovering from the flooding near by Storm Bert past month, Natural Resources Wales says 25 flood warnings and 49 alerts are successful force. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has 2 flood warnings successful place.
Disruption to bid question is besides expected to continue, with National Rail informing passengers to cheque their journeys earlier travelling.
It said determination is apt to beryllium "significant disruption with dense rainfall and wind" to services successful south-west Scotland, northbound and south-west England and Wales.
Operators including Chiltern Railways, Great Western Railways, Northern, LNER and Transport for Wales presently look delays and cancellations.
Belfast International Airport said that a afloat formation docket is planned for Sunday but it could beryllium taxable to delays.
Storm Darragh was the 4th named tempest of the play pursuing Bert and Conall past month.
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