Two people killed by falling trees as Storm Arwen batters UK
euronews.comTwo men were killed by falling trees as Storm Arwen lashes the northern parts of the UK, bringing gusts of wind reaching up to 160km/h.
A man died in Northern Ireland on Friday when his car was hit by a falling tree, police said. Another man died in northeast England when a tree fell on him.
Britain's meteorological agency had placed vast swathes of eastern Scotland and northeastern England on red alert for wind overnight. The country is now under amber or yellow alert depending on the area, but the weather agency still advises people not to travel unless absolutely necessary.
The Met Office forecasts that amber areas could see gusts of wind reaching 120 km/h.
In Scotland, several train lines were disrupted between Edinburgh, Glasgow and other
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