A woman in her 50s and a man in his 30s have been killed as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia hit the British Isles.
As hurricane-force gusts battered the Republic of Ireland, the woman died when a tree fell on her car.
The man died in a chainsaw accident while attempting to remove a tree downed by the storm.
About 360,000 homes and businesses in the Irish Republic, and 4,000 homes in Wales, are without power.
The Irish government has deployed the army.
According to BBC News, an amber warning for Northern Ireland, Wales, south west Scotland and the Isle of Man is currently in force.
The Met Office has warned of “potential danger to life”, with wind gusts off the south coast of Ireland reaching 109 miles per hour at Fastnet Rock.
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