Ireland has called in help from England and France to restore power to hundreds of thousands of people after the most disruptive storm for years.

The storm brought 100 mile-per-hour winds to the island and also battered Scotland and northern England. Britain’s weather office issued a red warning, its highest level of alert.

Thousands of homes are still without power days after Storm Éowyn caused destruction across Scotland. Scottish Power Energy Networks, which supplies central and southern Scotland, said 5,000 properties were still waiting to be reconnected on Monday morning.

Thousands of properties remain without power and disruption to rail services continues four days after Storm Eowyn battered Scotland. Tens of thousands of homes were left without power after the storm hit on Friday and around 2,

Around 40,000 properties are still expected to be without power by Tuesday evening, Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) has said as the extensive repair works after Storm Éowyn continue. In an update,