Storm Isha batters UK, cutting power and diverting flights

Tens of thousands of people across the UK and Ireland were without power on Monday after Storm Isha lashed the countries with strong winds and heavy rain, disrupting travel networks.

Gusts of 99 miles per hour were recorded in northeast England as the whole of United Kingdom was subject to weather warnings for its ninth named storm since September.

Several dozen schools in the Scottish Highlands were closed on Monday as several flood warnings remained in place. The UK's national weather service said that the storm was expected to move away throughout the day.