Thousands Lose Power in U.S., Europe After Storm

Date: 30 January 2022 - 21:38

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MASSACHUSETTS/Aberdeen (Dispatches) – Up to 16,000 customers were still without power in Scotland and north-east England on Sunday, a day after high winds killed two people during Storm Malik.
A boy in Staffordshire and a woman in Aberdeen died on Saturday after being hit by falling trees, as Storm Malik damaged homes and disrupted travel.
A second storm - Corrie - is forecast to hit the same northern half of the UK, bringing gusts up to 90mph.
The incoming storm means some homes are likely to remain cut off.
A Met Office amber weather warning is in place along the east coast of Scotland and north-east England from 17:00 GMT on Sunday until early Monday morning, with warning that gusts could exceed 90mph in exposed areas.
Much of the rest of Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of northern England are under a yellow Met Office warning for wind.
About 18,000 households in Scotland are still without power ahead of the arrival of Storm Corrie, with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon warning there may be more damage overnight.
Meanwhile, a daunting Nor’easter winter storm left more than 100,000 people without power as it tore through the U.S. East Coast on Saturday with powerful winds and heavy snowfall.
The storm has left more than 113,000 people without power in the state of Massachusetts amid frigid temperatures, according to PowerOutage, a tracking website, Anadolu news agency reported.
Scattered outages were also reported in other Northeastern states, including New York, where over 600 people have been left without power.
Coastal areas are bearing the brunt of the blizzard with coastal flooding reported.
Wind gusts are surging more than 60 miles per hour (97 kilometers per hour) in parts of the New England region with strong snowfall recorded from Rhode Island to North Carolina. The city of Bayville, New Jersey has recorded 19 inches (48 centimeters) of snow with about the same amount found just to the South in Bay Shore, New York.
Blizzard conditions are expected to persist as the storm moves through Maine with snow rates expected to reach 3 to 4 inches (1.1 to 1.5 centimeters) per hour in some areas, particularly in coastal and Downeast Maine before the storm moves to higher elevations.