Authorities in Scotland have canceled trains and closed parks as a rare summer storm brings destructive winds to northern Britain.

Thousands of homes have been left without power after “significant disruption” caused by Storm Floris. The Scottish Government called an emergency meeting in response to the storm as delays on rail, roads and sea continued into Tuesday. ScotRail said suspended routes would not be reopened until around 4pm.

TENS of thousands of people across Scotland have spent a second night without power in the aftermath of Storm Floris on Monday.Households were left without electricity as 90mph gusts savaged the electrical networks,