Scottish Twitter was noisy on Tuesday morning, as many expressed their worries about the sky, which turned a bizarre yellow color after the unprecedented storm Ophelia made its way across Northern Ireland on Monday. /iFeng News Photo
The gale sent powerful 130km/h winds across the country and carried dust and debris from southern Europe and Africa. It even brought Saharan dust north to the UK. /iFeng News Photo
Three storm-related deaths were reported on Monday in the Republic of Ireland and power was cut off in over 7,000 houses in Northern Ireland and north Wales. /iFeng News Photo
“The sky looks as a scene from Star Wars,” said worried netizens in Northern Ireland. /iFeng News Photo
Storm Ophelia is the tenth hurricane to be both named and fatal this year. The last time when ten named and fatal hurricanes occurred in one year was in 1893. /iFeng News Photo
All schools in Northern Ireland are closed for two days for the post-storm clean-up /iFeng News Photo
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