Ferry, air and rail services have been disrupted by amber and yellow weather warnings as Storm Ashley brought strong winds and flood warnings to parts of the UK.
According to media reports, Britain’s Met Office weather agency issued warnings for the whole of the UK on Sunday for the impending first storm of the season, Storm Ashley.
The BBC reported that an injured passenger was airlifted from a ferry travelling between Aberdeen and Orkney in Scotland on Sunday evening after falling on board in difficult conditions.
Earlier on Sunday, police also said a man, woman and boy were taken to hospital after getting into difficulty in the sea on an Aberdeen beach. Western Ferries, which operates the Dunoon to Gourock route, also suspended flights on Sunday night.
Many flights were cancelled at Northern Ireland’s Belfast City Airport. Storm Ashley has lashed Ireland with heavy rain and wind, especially on the west coast where flooding is expected due to high tides.
More than 53,000 homes, farms and businesses were left without power, with energy company ESB warning that some outages could last through the night.
Several flights at Dublin airport were cancelled. At Cork airport, aircraft had difficulty landing due to the ongoing storm and several flights scheduled to land in Dublin were diverted to Shannon airport. In addition, some Ryanair flights were diverted to UK airports. Dublin Airport said in a statement on X:
“Weather conditions have resulted in the cancellation of a small number of flights this morning. As always, passengers wishing to receive updates on specific flights should contact their airline directly.”
