by David McVey
Bothwell Street, Glasgow
The storm, which caused particular distress and havoc in and around Glasgow, has been described as Scotland’s greatest natural disaster
In October 2017, the BBC’s national news gave a great deal of coverage to the 30th anniversary of the ‘Great Storm’ of 1987 which had devastated the South of England. January 2018 sees the 50th anniversary of a greater storm that cost more lives, destroyed more buildings and saw even more powerful winds. However, as Hurricane Low Q only afflicted Northern Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man and Northern England, I’m not expecting Londonbased broadcasters to make as much of a fuss. Yet the storm, which caused particular distress and havoc in and around Glasgow, has been described as Scotland’s greatest natural disaster.
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