Marking Myself Safe from – Storm Bram

Storm Bram brings flooding and travel disruption to UK

Trains, flights and ferries have been cancelled and thousands left without power as Storm Bram brought heavy rain, strong winds and unseasonably mild temperatures to large parts of the UK.

Amber warnings for wind, which mean a possible danger to life, are in place in part of Northern Ireland and northern Scotland, where forecasters say gusts could reach speeds of 90mph (145 km/h).

Yellow warnings for wind are in place across Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as well as northern and south-west England.

As of 17:25 GMT, there were 90 flood warnings in place across the UK, with 37 flood warnings in England, 20 in Wales and 33 in Scotland.

In Scotland, several ferry routes on the west coast were cancelled or face disruption, ferry operator CalMac has warned.

ScotRail announced that some trains in the north west would finish early and said there would be speed restrictions and delays in other parts of the country.

The Met Office issued an amber warning for very strong and disruptive winds in northwest Scotland between 16:00 and 23:59 on Tuesday.