Ophelia-the lover of Hamlet who went insane due to his irrational behavior-comes from a Greek word meaning help.Help is exactly what the people of Ireland are seeking for at this time.

On Monday, October 16, Ireland was hit with forceful winds of 100 miles per hour and powerful waves striking the coasts.  Authorities found it necessary to declare a national emergency which forced all schools, public transportation systems, and hospitals to shut down.

Marsadyi Jeffries, a senior here at Roosevelt said,”It is important to be cautious in order to save lives, but closing hospitals is unnecessary since people may need immediate medical attention.”

As Hurricane Ophelia traveled to Ireland and England, it collected dust from Southern Europe and Africa which caused the skies to turn a red and orange color which amazed those who survived the disaster.

Unfortunately, three people have been killed as the hurricane hit the Republic of Ireland.  Claire O’Neill, a 58 year old mother of one and a cancer care nurse was killed in her car in Anglish, Co Waterford as a tree collapsed.  A similar incident occurred with a man in Dundalk, Co Louth.  In Ballybrodo, Cahir, Co Tipperary, a man who has been identified as Michael Pyke who lived in a village of Ardfinnan was tremendously injured by a chainsaw which lead to his death while attempting to get a fallen tree out of the way.

Marsaydi also stated, “The country should have a vigil for these people in order to show their support as it was tragic to lose people in such an awful disaster.”

There were at least 360,000 power outages throughout Ireland that Ophelia caused and not everyone will be promised to have their power back on for at least a week.

This has been the worst storm in Ireland within the last 50 years and the goal is to have all infrastructures  fixed within the next month.