has bruised large parts of the UK today, leaving tens thousands of people without power.
Sports matches have had to be cancelled, as the country.
The issued a lesser-seen red weather warning for most of Wales and areas of the west country, with a “danger to life” message sent to residents’ phones urging them to stay inside. Gusts of up to 93mph were measured in parts of Wales this morning.The Energy Networks Association said 177,000 homes in England, Scotland and Wales are without power. A spokesperson said around 768,000 customers have been reconnected on Saturday, with more than 1,000 engineers ready to be deployed.
The brutal weather began at around 3am this morning, and the has now until 9am on Sunday.
Here are some of the msot striking images from the savage weather event.
Storm Darragh was at its fiercest in the south-west of England and Wales.
Such was the ferocity of the winds, a tree was uprooted in Burnham-on-Sea.
Residents in the area were advised not to go outside after the red weather warning was issued by the Met Office.
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Waves crash against the harbour wall in Porthcawl, South Wales.
Locals could be seen ignoring official advice to stay indoors, as they got up close to the brutal waves.
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An airport transfer bus is pictured after leaving the road and crashing into a house in Templepatrick, Ballyclare.
Northern Ireland wasn’t in the centre of the Storm, and yet residents still experienced extreme weather.
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A loyalist paramilitary mural is pictured damaged, as the top of the wall it is painted on collapsed during the bitter winds in Belfast.
Loose bricks and metal fencing can be seen strewn across the road in the aftermath of the weather.
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A Porsche is pictured with its roof caved in and back window smashed in after a tree collapsed on it during the high winds in Cardiff.
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