Storm Ali - LIVE: Two dead and 'major incident' declared as winds of up to 100mph batter UK and Ireland

Woman dies after caravan blown off cliff and man killed by fallen tree

UK weather: The latest Met Office forecast

Two people have been killed as Storm Ali batters the UK and Ireland with as torrential rain and winds of up to 100ph.

In County Galway, Ireland, a woman in her 50s died after the caravan she was in was blown off a cliff by the storm.

A water company engineer was killed by a falling tree while working in a park in County Down, Northern Ireland.

Forecasters had warned of a “danger to life” with the possibility of flying debris and damage to buildings. Gusts of wind have reached 100mph, said the Met Office said, which issued yellow and amber warnings covering Northern Ireland, Scotland, northwest Wales and the north of England.

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The worst of Ali’s weather was forecast to be in the north, although areas outside the official weather warnings did not escape wet and windy conditions.

The unsettled weather is due to last right through the week, but an improvement is expected early next week as drier weather is set to take hold.

Key Points

• Woman dies as caravan blown over cliff
• Northern Ireland and Wales currently bearing brunt of winds
• Water company engineer killed by falling tree in park

[19 September 2018 22:36 · Chris Baynes]

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