A mum from Jersey says she’s ‘grateful to be alive’ after Storm Ciarán blew in her bedroom window as she and her daughter slept.
Jessica O’Reilly managed to grab her three-month-old daughter Penelope and run to safety before her bedroom window was destroyed by 100mph winds.
Am glad I grabbed her
The baby monitor captured the dramatic moment the storm blew in her bedroom window, shattering and waking the pair up.
She told ITV Channel: ‘It felt like something was going to go wrong, and then the glass all came in. It was so loud. I just grabbed her [three-month-old Penelope] and ran downstairs.
‘There was a lot of glass that came in, and I’m just lucky that I grabbed her when I did because there was a load of glass in her bed, on the bed, all over on the floor, all over. So we’re just lucky to be alive really.’
The fears
Jessica added: ‘It felt like the whole house was going to collapse in.
‘I am a bit shocked, but just happy that we’re safe, that’s the main thing. I don’t think I’ve ever experienced anything like that before, where my baby was in danger, never felt anything like that before.’
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A red weather warning is in place for the Channel Islands, where wind speeds of over 100mph have been recorded.
Floods are closing roads and – with several roofs breaking apart – entire properties have been left devastated.
