Scotland is on a path to recovery as it deals with the fall-out from Storm Éowyn. Travel services are still experiencing disruption and over 60,000 customers are currently without power. Various incidents have been reported including a single vehicle collision in Mauchline, East Ayrshire, and a van being struck by a falling tree in Glasgow. Police Scotland has so far responded to almost 1,900 weather-related incidents.
While a red weather warning which covered central, southern and western Scotland expired on Friday, an amber wind alert is still in place. The storm has since moved away from Scotland, with thousands still without power, and damage and disruption left in its wake.
As of Saturday, 67,000 customers remained without power, Power suppliers reported. Several major routes remain closed, ScotRail services are suspended, and Celtic’s match against Dundee has been cancelled.
Speaking on the BBC’s Good Morning Scotland programme, Jim Dale, Senior Meteorologist at British Weather Services, said it was one of the biggest storms he had seen in his 40 year career. He added that there had “only sadly been one death in the Republic of Ireland,” thanks to the warnings. Mr Dale did say the storm was heading towards Norway. “There is snow across much of the high ground and even some of the lower ground. So it’s a case of picking up the pieces literally today and some of those without electric may be taking a bit more time to get that one back but that’s the sort of normality,” Mr Dale continued.
ScotRail’s customer operations director, Phil Campbell, told BBC Scotland News that there had been “significant damage across the country”. But a few small routes were starting to see services return. He added, “Our key message to customers is before setting off, please check online, on social media or the website and there you’ll find the most up-to-date information.
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