22 schools closed across Scotland after Storm Eowyn damage and power outages

22 schools remain closed across Scotland after Storm Eowyn battered the country with strong winds and major disruptions.

The schools have remained closed since Friday after Storm Eowyn brought winds of up to 100mph and a rare red weather warning from the Met Office.

Hundreds of schools were closed on Friday ahead of the weather warning coming into place; however, significant damage has meant a number of them are still closed on Monday.

Thousands of people across Scotland faced their third night without electricity on Sunday. Around 8,000 homes are still without power as of Monday morning.

The Scottish Government confirmed that more than 265,000 customers have had their electricity restored since Friday.

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8,000 without power three days after Storm Eowyn batters Scotland

More than 180,000 homes lost power on Friday after Storm Eowyn brought hurricane-force winds across the country.

Where are schools closed?

A total of 22 schools across 14 council areas remain closed due to damages:

Aberdeenshire – 3
Argyll and Bute – 1
Dumfries and Galloway – 1
East Ayrshire – 1
East Dunbartonshire –
Edinburgh – 3
Fife – 3
Highland – 1
Inverclyde – 1
North Lanarkshire – 1
Scottish Borders – 2
South Ayrshire – 1
South Lanarkshire – 1
Stirling – 3

Travel disruption is also continuing in the aftermath of the storm, with ScotRail saying that work to recover the railway from “very significant damage” is ongoing.

Network Rail reported around 500 individual incidents across the network, including over 120 trees on tracks, damaged overhead wires and more.