"A man has died and a fresh weather warning covers the whole of the UK as Storm Amy continues to bring widespread disruption. Irish police said the man died in a weather-related incident in the Letterkenny area of County Donegal, Ireland, shortly after 4.15pm on Friday. Meanwhile, the Met Office has released a yellow weather warning for wind covering the whole of the UK."
"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 4 October. 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. It said opening times on Sunday would be delayed because of safety inspections."
"Storm Amy is expected to cause more issues for Scotland on Saturday after travel disruption, power cuts and floods. The north of Scotland will face a new amber warning for damaging winds with gusts of more than 90mph in some areas. Most of Scotland, apart from the east coast, will be covered by a yellow warning for rain while a yellow wind alert will be in place across the UK."
Storm Amy has prompted a fresh yellow wind warning covering the whole UK and an amber warning for damaging winds in northern Scotland. Irish police reported a weather-related death in the Letterkenny area of County Donegal shortly after 4.15pm on Friday. Royal Parks closed all eight London parks, Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens on Saturday, with facilities and roads shut and Sunday opening delayed for safety inspections. Scotland faced travel disruption, power cuts, floods, cancelled flights, rail and ferry services, and a building collapse in Glasgow. Electricity networks worked to restore power to affected Highlands and islands.
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