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Busy street in Glasgow closed as building collapses amid Storm Amy hitting city
Strong winds up to 100 mph from Storm Amy caused a building to collapse onto a car, prompting closures of the Broomielaw between York Street and Oswald Street, officials said.
- On Saturday, a building collapsed in Glasgow city centre amid Storm Amy, crushing a nearby car and closing the Broomielaw, Glasgow city centre between York Street and Oswald Street.
- Storm Amy, the first named storm of the season, is battering Scotland with strong winds and heavy rain, including gusts reaching up to 100mph in worst-hit areas.
- Police and fire crews were reported at the scene as residents said emergency services attended, with debris crashing down and a Mount Florida tenement chimney reduced to rubble.
- The Scottish Government urged people to avoid travelling amid dangerous conditions as several flights, rail and ferry services were cancelled and some roads and bridges closed, while Police urged drivers to avoid the area.
- The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning from 3pm to 11.59pm on Saturday, and power cuts triggered an amber alert in the Highlands.
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Glasgow tenement chimney collapses as Storm Amy batters city with strong winds
Images shared with Glasgow Live show bricks are all that remain of the stack which once sat on Clincart Road flat block. It comes as strong winds and heavy rain have battered the city.
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