Storm Amy: London parks closed as 90mph winds batter UK and risk to life' warnings issued

"Royal Parks confirmed closure of all of its national parks in London due to "severe wind gusts", including Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens and St James Park. Due to severe wind gusts caused by Storm Amy, all of the royal parks, plus Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens will be closed on Saturday October 4. This closure includes all park roads and cycleways, cafes and kiosks, parks sports venues, the Serpentine lido and boating lake, and the royal parks shop."

"The deadly storm continues to cause widespread disruption across the UK, with thousands of homes facing power outages. Railways have been disrupted and "risk to life" warnings have been issued over up to 100mph gusts of wind in some areas. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind covering the whole of the UK, while the north of Scotland also faces a new amber warning for "damaging" winds with gusts of more than 90mph in some areas."

"Scotland is facing continued power outages, mainly in the Highlands which have been worst affected by weather. The high winds are believed to have caused a building to collapse in Broomielaw in Glasgow. Debris from a collapsed building is seen on a car on the Broomielaw in Glasgow, Scotland Fraser Wilson, of the Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme the network was working to restore power on Saturday morning."

Storm Amy produced severe wind gusts, prompting closure of all Royal Parks in London, including Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens and St James Park. Park facilities, roads, cycleways, sports venues, cafes and kiosks, the Serpentine lido and boating lake are closed. The storm caused widespread rail disruption and damaged infrastructure, leaving thousands of homes without power. The Met Office issued a UK-wide yellow wind warning and an amber warning for northern Scotland with gusts over 90mph; London saw gusts near 50mph. Scotland reported a building collapse and gusts up to 100mph, and networks are working to reconnect tens of thousands.

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