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In pictures: UK and Ireland hit by gusts of up to 100mph as Storm Ali arrives

There was widespread disruption to travel and at least two deaths as the first storm of the season hit the country.

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Storm Ali has swept across the UK and Ireland, with winds of up to 100mph claiming two lives and causing widespread disruption to travel.

A woman died in Co Galway after her caravan was blown off a cliff, while a workman was killed after being hit by a tree at Slieve Gullion Park in Co Armagh.

Storm Ali
The scene in Claddaghduff, near Clifden in Co Galway, where the woman in her 50s died after her caravan was blown 15ft down a rocky incline (Niall Carson/PA)
Carvan crashed on beach
The incident – which is not being treated as suspicious by gardai – is being probed by the Health and Safety Executive (Niall Carson/PA)
Closed road
Damaged trees at Slieve Gullion forest park near Newry, where a contractor in his 20s working for Northern Ireland Water died (Brian Lawless/PA)
Stormy seas
Scotland was also badly hit by the storm, with waves of sand blown off the beach and on to the nearby road in Troon, South Ayrshire (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Tree fallen onto car
A tree fell on top of a car in Belfast (Liam McBurney/PA)
House roof in back garden
Twitter user Artur Ambroziak shared a photo of a roof which had blown off a house in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire (Artur Ambroziak/PA)
Plane landing
A plane lands in strong cross winds at Leeds Bradford Airport (Danny Lawson/PA)
Storm Ali
Workmen deal with a fallen tree on Finglass Road by Glasnevin Cemetary, Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA)
Satellite image of Storm Ali
A satellite image showed the extent of the Storm Ali cloud system blanketing the UK (University of Dundee/NEODAAS/PA)
Storm Ali
Some people were not put off by the blustery conditions, however, and made sure the family pet got its walk in Troon (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Ambulance and tree
An ambulance crashed into a fallen tree in Newcastle as driving conditions became tricky (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Cruise liner and tug
A tug alongside the cruise liner Nautica in water off Greenock after the ship broke from its moorings in the high winds (Andrew Milligan/PA)
People walk on beach
People walk along Tynemouth Beach with the wind causing sand to shift (Owen Humphreys/PA)
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