By Monica Charsley

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Shocking images have captured Storm Amy causing chaos across the UK – with collapsed buildings, fallen trees and power cuts.

The disastrous weather has emptied out seaside hotspots and tourist destinations like Brighton and Bournemouth, leaving a rather bleak aftermath with grey skies. But some people made the most of the storm and could even be seen heading towards a diving tower in Ireland.

Elsewhere, revellers could be seen stepping out in the damp and windy conditions, heading for a night out in Leeds. The harsh weather also failed to stop commuters from using their bikes in London. The Met Office earlier issued a yellow weather warning for wind covering the whole of the UK, while the north of Scotland also faces a new amber warning for “damaging” winds with gusts of more than 90mph in some areas.

Scotland is facing continued power outages, mainly in the Highlands which have been worst affected by weather. Fierce winds of up to 100mph have been felt in both Scotland and Northern Ireland. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) have said they are still working to reconnect power to 62,000 customers.

As of 7.30am on Saturday, power had been restored to 16,500 customers but thousands were still without electricity due to wind gusts in excess of 100mph from Storm Amy, officials said. Over in London, all eight of London’s royal parks, including Hyde Park and Richmond Park, will be closed on Saturday because of strong winds during the storm.

In a statement on its website, the Royal Parks said: “Due to severe wind gusts caused by Storm Amy, all of the royal parks, plus Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens will be closed on Saturday October 4. This closure includes all park roads and cycleways, cafes and kiosks, parks sports venues, the Serpentine lido and boating lake, and the royal parks shop.”