Storm Debi arrived in the UK and Ireland with 70mph winds, causing travel chaos as trains were delayed and flights were cancelled. British Airways cancelled dozens of flights due to the strong winds. Rail companies also had to delay and cancel trains due to fallen trees and damaged overhead lines. Network Rail Scotland implemented speed limits and cancelled travel on certain lines due to flooding.
Storm Debi arrived in the UK and Ireland with 70mph winds on Monday - throwing people into travel chaos as trains were delayed while British Airways cancelled dozens of flights. BA cancelled some 50 flights from London Heathrow earlier today after winds of up to 77mph battered Northern Ireland , northwest Wales and the north of England.The airline said it had to make a "small number of cancellations" on Monday.
"We've apologised to our customers for the disruption to their travel plans and our teams are working hard to get them on their way as quickly as possible," a spokesperson added.The powerful winds brought down trees onto tracks and damaged overhead lines, forcing rail companies to delay and cancel trains.Network Rail Scotland said speed limits were put in place due to the weather as travel was cancelled on the lines between Dumfries and Sanquhar due to flooding.A restriction was also in place on the West Highland line between Garelochhead and Crianlaric
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