Storm Eowyn passes through Ireland and Scotland and almost one million homes are out of power

The strongest winds were recorded south of Glasgow, with 160 km/h.

In Ireland, shortly before, the storm broke records, with gusts of 183 km/h near Galway, on the west coast, surpassing the records established in 1945.

In the same area, the average wind velocity reached 135 km/h, an unprecedented power, according to the Irish weather agency.

“It’s a historic storm,” said Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin, who came to power on Thursday and maintained a crisis meeting with emergency services on Friday.

Scotland main minister John Swinney warned that the situation was “very serious,” transmitting caution messages issued by the police.

In total, nearly one million homes, businesses and companies are without electricity, including 725,000 in Ireland, according to the ESB public operator, who spoke of “widespread” and “unprecedented” damage to the electric infrastructure.