Scotland is confronted with a cleaning account of a maximum of £ 600 million as a result of the destruction caused last week by the fatal Storm Eowyn.
The storm caused widespread damage throughout Scotland on Friday, when wind speeds of 160 km/hour turned vehicles, roofs of houses tore and one person died.
When the storm gained strength on Friday morning, a 19-year-old man was killed near Mauchline, Ayrshire, after his car was crushed by a falling tree.
'One in a million' Teen Calum Carmichael was mentioned online as the driver who died after his Ford Focus was hit by a tree, only a few hours before the red weather warning came into effect.
The 19-year-old drove past the B743 in Mauchline, East Ayrshire, when his car was hit around 6.45 am on Friday.
He was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for treatment, but died on Saturday from his injuries.
As a tribute on social media, his sister Emilie said: “Calum, you were really one in a million.”
Sergeant Chris McColm of the Road Policing Unit from Police Scotland said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who died.”
Kacper Dudek died in Ireland, 20, after a tree fell on his car early on Friday in Co Donegal.
Employees investigate the damage to the roof of the Helisure Center in Argyll
Damage to cars in Glasgow's West End after the storm
About 146,000 houses were confronted with power disturbances at the height of the storm, with energy companies being treasures that around 22,000 bulkheads were without electricity yesterday morning.
Although the full extent of the damage will not be known for weeks, experts warn that the costs of the storm can go beyond the record amount of £ 560 million that Storm Babet raised Babet in 2023.
One of the most damaged buildings was the Helenburgh Leisure Center in Dunbartonshire, where dramatic images showed that the roof was torn away by strong wind.
Energy companies have provided free food and hotel rooms to those affected by power outages, and customers are reminded that they are entitled to financial compensation if they are without electricity for more than twelve hours.
Alastair Ross, deputy director of the Association of British Insurers, emphasized that insurance teams were already working on the damage caused by the 'extreme weather conditions'.
The insurance boss told the BBC Scotland Sunday Show that the increasing intensity of the aforementioned weather warnings in recent years could make Storm Éowyn the most expensive so far.
He said: 'What we see is that the size of the claims is steadily increasing. The last year we have data was 2023: in that year we had eleven storms with a name, and we paid a record amount of £ 573 million in weather -related damage. '
During this storm that occurs once in a while, the police handled around 1,900 weather -related incidents, while Scottish Southern Electricity Networks received two months in emergency calls in just 24 hours.
At least eleven trucks were tilted on the roads in Scotland, because drivers ignored the rare red weather warning of the Office, which was urged to travel.
The Scottish Minister of the Interior, Angela Constance, emphasized that she treats infringements of safety with the 'biggest seriousness', because fallen vehicles now hinder storage vehicles to clear the roads.
During the storm stones fell from buildings in Leith, Edinburgh
Great damage to a store in Denny, Stirlingshire
Mrs Conance told BBC Radio Scotland that the Scottish government is considering forcing bosses to meet security warnings in the future, although the labor laws are reserved for Westminster.
Yesterday and today (*ma*), for a large part of the south of Great Britain, warning yellow were issued for wind and rain.
Meteorologist Tom Morgan of the with Office said: 'Especially in the southern parts of Great Britain it will also be wet and windy in the coming days.
“In most parts of Great Britain we will get very wet and sometimes very windy weather.”
Storm Éowyn follows a pattern of increasingly common and more intense weather conditions, which means that insurance companies have difficulty keeping pace with the 'increased dangers' of changing weather patterns.
Not only do insurance companies prepare for a record number of claims after the storm, they also expect that the costs for covering any request for help will increase.
According to the Association of British Insurers, the costs for paying claims have risen by 16 percent since 2017, while the costs of customers premiums after inflation have fallen by 11 percent.
Mr. Ross said to the Sunday show of BBC Scotland: 'We see pressure in terms of the costs of repairs, in terms of the costs of alternative housing if you have to leave your property, but insurers work within it to try to deliver the best Value for their customers. '
Jim Dale, senior meteorologist at British Weather Services, said: 'It's a matter of literally picking up the pieces, and some people without electricity may need a little more time to get that back. After the storm there is still a lot of work to be done. “
While private insurers have difficulty paying the high account to restore the destruction of Storm Éowyn, the SNP is confronted with more and more calls to offer more support for the reconstruction of communities.
The shadow minister of the Scottish conservatives for local administration, Alexander Stewart, said: 'Storm Éowyn has caused widespread damage and serious disruptions of companies and the transport network.
“The SNP must ensure that local councils receive the support and resources they need to help recover communities.”
In response, Prime Minister John Swinney argued for patience of concerned families and companies.
He said: 'After the considerable impact of Storm Éowyn, work is being done to restore the power supply and the transport network.
'It will take some time before it is complete and I appeal to the patience of the public. The staff of the energy companies and our officials are urgently working on the recovery of services. '
