Northern Ireland faces severe weather conditions as Storm Éowyn brings a red weather warning, urging residents to avoid travel and prepare for potential power outages. Emergency services stand ready, and an emergency alert will be sent to phones later this afternoon. Schools and colleges are closing, and airports are monitoring the situation closely.
People in Northern Ireland can expect to receive an emergency alert on their phones this afternoon, the First Minister has confirmed.
Ms O’Neill said: “It’s important to emphasise that a red warning is very serious, it’s only used whenever there is a genuine threat to life and potential damage to property and the public should expect significant disruption to travel and also potential power outages because of the severity of conditions.
“This is an evolving situation, there are meetings happening as we speak, and we’ll be coming back this afternoon with further updates, but just to say to everybody, we want people to stay safe, we want people to look out for those that are vulnerable, take time to check in on family and friends. Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly said: “During our Executive meeting today we discussed the multi-agency response,” she said.
STORM WEATHER WARNING EMERGENCY ALERT TRAVEL ADVISORY NORTHERN IRELAND
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