Widespread damage to buildings has been reported across the town with reports of roof damage to the Red Deer Day Care Centre and residential properties in Windward Road.
As a 100mph gust of wind was recorded in South Lanarkshire during Storm Eowyn, residents watched in horror as a roof was blown off a block of flats in East Kilbride .
The shocking video, sent to Lanarkshire Live, shows roofing being blown clean off the three-storey residential building in Lyttleton this afternoon as hurricane-force gales wreak havoc across the country. A shocked neighbour, who filmed the incident, said: "I couldn't believe the damage. I just seen that it was lifting and knowing it was going to go. Unfortunately these roofs always seem to come off in bad winds. It's scary."
A rare red weather warning for “very strong winds” that could present a “danger to life”, remains in force from 10am until 5pm today.And widespread destruction to buildings has been reported across the town with reports of roof damage to the Red Deer Day Care Centre and residential properties in Windward Road.
Police were alerted to the Red Deer, in the Westwood area, after high winds tore the roof off the centre in Alberta Avenue.The high winds have caused very dangerous driving conditions with cars trapped under fallen trees on roads, power cuts to thousands of homes across Lanarkshire, damage to buildings and homes and roads, bridges and the suspension of all trains.The local authority has announced the closure of multiple roads due to fallen trees and road traffic accidents .
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