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In pictures: Storm Éowyn causes disruption across UK and Ireland

Many trees have fallen, like this one in Belfast, causing damage to homes, cars and pavements. Image source, EPA
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Many trees have fallen, like this one in Belfast, causing damage to homes, cars and pavements.

More than one million people are without power across the UK and Ireland as a result of Storm Éowyn.

The Met Office have said it was "probably the strongest storm" to hit the UK in at least 10 years, and a red weather warning was in place in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland.

While the worst of the weather has now passed, less severe yellow warnings for rain, wind, snow, and ice are in place across parts of the UK.

Take a look at some of the pictures of the storm from across the country.

Waves crash onto the shore in Bantry Bay, Ireland.Image source, Getty Images
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The first effects of Storm Éowyn were felt in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland on Friday morning, where high winds brought large waves crashing onto the shore.

A road sign in Scotland warning of the red weather warning and high winds. Image source, PA Media
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The winds were so strong that a rare red weather warning was given for parts of the Scotland and Northern Ireland. These warnings meant that people needed to shelter from the weather because it could be dangerous.

A fallen tree blown over in the wind during storm Eowyn in Belfast, Northern Ireland.Image source, EPA
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Storm Éowyn brought winds of more than 90mph to Northern Ireland - the highest gusts the country had seen in nearly thirty years.

A broken telegraph pole in Co Antrim.Image source, PA Media
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All schools in Northern Ireland were closed and more than 200,000 homes were left without electricity, leaving thousands of homes and businesses without power. Workers say they are trying to get power back up and running as quickly as possible.

Waves crashing over the seafront, as Storm Eowyn hits in Oban, Scotland. Image source, Reuters
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The effects of Storm Éowyn were also heavily felt in many parts of Scotland. A gust of 100.7mph was officially recorded at Drumalbin in South Lanarkshire on Friday afternoon.

A sign saying there are no trains from Edinburgh Waverley station due to the storm.Image source, Reuters
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Travel services were severely disrupted with a number of major roads closed and most train services cancelled, as this sign at Edinburgh's main train station shows.

Image gallerySkip image gallerySlide 1 of 3, Image shows roof of a leisure centre in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, in Scotland having been badly damaged. , The storm affected many homes and businesses. The roof of this leisure centre in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, in Scotland was badly damaged.
Workers removing a fallen tree from a road in Dublin. Image source, PA Media
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Clean up operations are now underway across the UK and Ireland to remove uprooted trees, broken branches and other debris as well as restoring water and power supplies.

A advertising billboard destroyed during Storm Eowyn lies on the grass in Galway, Ireland.Image source, Reuters
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Forecasters at the Met Office - the UK's national weather service - described Storm Éowyn as "pretty exceptional" and "probably the strongest storm" to hit the UK in at least 10 years."