Storm Ophelia Lashes Ireland: Three People Dead, Thousands Without Power

Waves whipped up by Hurricane Ophelia crash over the seafront in Penzance in Cornwall, England, on Oct. 16, 2017. Hurricane Ophelia comes exactly 30 years after the Great Storm of 1987. Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Ex-Hurricane Ophelia brought violent winds to the UK on Monday, Oct. 16, with Ireland bearing the brunt of the storm.

A woman and a man died separately in Ireland when trees fell on their cars, according to reports, while a second man died in an accident with a chainsaw as he was trying to clear a fallen tree.