UK battered by 100mph winds, as Met Office warns of more to come
IT IS ALSO BATTERING EUROPE
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Storm Ciara: UK faces 'storm of the century' as winds up to 90mph and torrential rain hit
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Passengers scream and ‘throw up’ on Storm Ciara terror flight as plane fails FIFTH landing in Amsterdam
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The short clip shows the plane rocking and jolting as it was buffeted by the strong winds from Ciara, known as Storm Sabine in Europe.
At least one woman can be heard crying hysterically and calling out “Oh my God!” in the dimly lit cabin.
Other passengers were reportedly screaming and throwing up in an ordeal that lasted almost an hour.
Eventually the pilot aborted the landing and returned to Madrid.
Passenger Mark Haagen told RTLNieuws: “We made a restart five times at Schiphol but we were unable to land.
“People screamed and were puking.
“The turbulence was enormous, everything vibrated and went back and forth. The luggage flew back and forth.
“The pilot stopped the landing twice at the very last moment and we took off again at 150 meters above the runway. Really not cool.”
Mark, of Kamerik in the Netherlands, was returning from a weekend in Madrid with two pals.
He added: “I think it is strange at all that we were allowed to fly with this weather.
“The communication from the cockpit was pretty lousy.
“I saw on a screen that we were returning to Madrid after five attempts to land. We did not know where we were.”
Flight tracker data shows the 787 Dreamliner made its first landing approach into Schiphol around 5.10pm local time.
It flew as low as 900ft, repeatedly climbing and circling Amsterdam before descending again.
After the final attempt at 6.05pm the plane climbed and headed back to the Spanish capital where it landed at 8.10pm – five hours after it took off.
Air Europa said: “Flight UX1093 from Madrid to Amsterdam couldn’t land at Amsterdam airport due to bad weather and returned to Madrid.
“Passengers were attended to at all times, accommodated in hotels, and alternatives to reach their destinations the day after were managed by our staff.”
The hammering gale-force winds of Storm Ciara are on full display in a southern UK seaside town, where they are causing a huge crane to spin around.
Dramatic video shows Storm Ciara spinning building site crane like a top
The hammering gale-force winds of Storm Ciara are on full display in a southern UK seaside town, where they are causing a huge crane to spin around.
A yellow crane at a building site in Worthing, West Sussex was seen rotating freely in the wind as 41mph gusts battered the south coast.
Normally a solid presence high above a 141-home development on the seafront, Sunday’s storm has turned the crane into a spinning top.
Sussex Police said they had received several reports about the whirling crane but confirmed there is no cause for concern as it is designed to move with the wind.
The force said on Twitter: “Sussex Police have had a number of reports about the crane on Brighton Road Worthing turning in the high winds.
“Sussex Police have been in contact with the developers and the crane’s safety mechanism is designed to let it move in the wind.”
Here in Ireland, Met Éireann has lifted a status orange wind warning but high winds remain and there's a cold-snap on the way.
The forecaster has replaced the orange wind with a status yellow warning - with strong winds of up to 110km/h promised along the west coast until midday tomorrow.
A status yellow snow and ice warning has also been issued for the whole country for Monday and Tuesday.
Storm Ciara lashes sports events across Europe
Issued on: 09/02/2020
Paris (AFP)
The unusually high winds that Storm Chiara blew up on Sunday played havoc with sports events across Europe as football and rugby matches were cancelled and a London road race was called off.
Top tier football matches in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and England were called off as 140kmph gusts (87 mph) were recorded.
Manchester City's Premier League clash with West Ham was among the more high profile events called off as howling winds disrupted transport links and travellers were advised only to make journeys if absolutely necessary.
The women's Six Nations clash between Scotland and England was also postponed after Saturday's Calcutta Cup clash between the two countries' men's teams in Edinburgh had been marred by terrible conditions.
Much of France was lashed by the storm Sunday but all three Ligue 1 matches were played, as was the blustery Six Nations rugby clash between France and Italy at the Stade de France outside Paris.
A 10km London road race was also called off due to the weather as the 25,000 expected runners were advised not to travel.
Storm Ciara did help one new record get set, but not in sports.
A British Airways 747 set the fastest flight by a conventional airliner from New York to London thanks to powerful tailwinds.
The flight took off from John F Kennedy airport and had been scheduled to land at Heathrow at 0625 GMT on Sunday, but arrived 102 minutes early at 0443 GMT.
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