Record high winds from Storm Eowyn battered Ireland and Northern Ireland on Friday, leaving one man dead and almost one-third of Irish homes and businesses without power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights.

Emergency crews are cleaning up after a storm bearing record-breaking winds left at least one person dead and more than a million without power across the island of Ireland and Scotland.

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

Storm Eowyn Friday continued to cause power outages for hundreds of thousands, knocked down trees and disrupted transportation as it moved across Scotland and Northern Ireland into Britain's West Midlands region.

Buildings are damaged and 100,000 homes and businesses are left without electricity as gusts over 100mph are recorded.

Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the U.K. have heeded the advice of authorities to stay at home.