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Safety warnings are in effect as Storm Amy moves across the United Kingdom, bringing intense precipitation and gusts of up to 100 miles per hour in open locations.

A serious weather warning, warning that airborne wreckage could present a danger to life, has been activated for significant regions of Northern Ireland and the northern Scotland.

In Glasgow, a derelict building crumbled due to strong gusts, while wind speeds of 102mph were measured on the isle of Tiree, off the coast of western Scotland.

Power cuts have been noted in the Scottish Highlands and the northern region following flight and train cancellations and the closure of numerous educational institutions.

Roughly 50,000 homes have been experiencing outages, according to energy providers.

The entire rail network in Northern Ireland have shut down, while train operators stated that all departures out of the central station have been suspended until at least 2 PM Saturday.

Infrastructure workers said they were attempting to remove collapsed branches on lines across the country.

In the Scottish county, about a dozen passengers were stranded on a locomotive that struck a fallen tree on the route.

The 17.43 service from the town to Aberdeen was subject to reduced speed limits implemented ahead of the severe weather. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

A number of flights and maritime transport have been called off, while some road bridges are either blocked or have limitations on tall trucks.

In Glasgow city centre, part of the street area was closed when a derelict building fell at about Friday evening.

A broader caution alert for gusts up to 60 miles per hour - and 110 km/h in open spots - includes all of the country and includes northern England and parts of the Welsh region until late Saturday.

Transport Disruption

• These rail routes are cancelled from 6 PM: Fort William – Crianlarich, Inverness – Aberdeen, additional services.
• All departures from Glasgow Central have been stopped
• Further services may also be impacted and cautionary limits will be implemented from the evening.
• Traffic at the Rest and Be Thankful in Argyll has been rerouted onto the Old Military Road. Traffic monitoring said they were monitoring conditions.
• Delays and cancellations are expected on boat services along the western shoreline. Travelers have been asked to check for updates.
• Various maritime journeys between Cairnryan and Northern Ireland have been called off since midday.
• Forth Road Bridge has shut down to every automobile, while further crossings may have restrictions on tall transports.

Several maritime routes between Cairnryan, in the region, and Northern Ireland were cancelled from noon.

Travelers are requested to contact maritime companies for updates, with truck operators encouraged to contact dock management for further details.

Transport officials stated: "We advise people intending to journey on rail, sea and air transport to check with companies to ascertain if their travel is impacted."

"Vehicle users will face challenging road situations, so it's essential people prepare in advance if they have to travel to see if their journey is influenced by the weather."

Sport Cancellations

Energy providers said mobile notifications had been dispatched to more than 180,000 of their elderly or disabled users, giving them assistance and guidance in the situation they experience outages.

The sports match between the clubs, which had been due to take place on the end of the week, was postponed due to the stormy situation.

The younger categories races in the city on the weekend have been cancelled due to the weather warning.

Coordinators said the powerful gusts and precipitation would pose a danger of debris for the events, which also contained a youth race.