Ireland has been hit with record wind gusts of 114 miles (183 kilometers) an hour as a winter storm batters the country and northern parts of the U.K. Schools have been closed, trains halted and hundreds of flights canceled in the Republic of Ireland,

One of the strongest storms in decades leads to cancelled flights, suspended rail services, and closed schools.

Hundreds of thousands of homes lost power as gusts of 183 kilometers per hour lashed the western coast of Ireland. In Scotland, hundreds of schools were closed and train operator ScotRail suspended all services.