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| High winds cut power to thousands | High winds cut power to thousands |
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| Thousands of homes in the West Midlands region are without electricity after high winds brought down power lines. | Thousands of homes in the West Midlands region are without electricity after high winds brought down power lines. |
| Engineers from electricity firm Central Networks are dealing with nearly 100 separate incidents in the region. | Engineers from electricity firm Central Networks are dealing with nearly 100 separate incidents in the region. |
| Gusts of up to 50mph (80km/h) brought down electricity poles and 12,000 properties were without power. Half had power restored by Sunday lunchtime. | |
| The Met Office warned that more high winds were expected in the region during the afternoon. | The Met Office warned that more high winds were expected in the region during the afternoon. |
| They are making progress but it is an incredibly big job Central Networks spokeswoman | They are making progress but it is an incredibly big job Central Networks spokeswoman |
| A spokeswoman for Central Networks, which provides electricity in the region, said: "We have had an incredibly nasty night of it. | A spokeswoman for Central Networks, which provides electricity in the region, said: "We have had an incredibly nasty night of it. |
| "We have got engineers out there and they are doing what they can." | "We have got engineers out there and they are doing what they can." |
| She said 37 overhead power lines had come down in the region with many more smaller incidents. | She said 37 overhead power lines had come down in the region with many more smaller incidents. |
| Repair work was initially hampered as it was too dangerous for engineers to climb up to overhead lines. | Repair work was initially hampered as it was too dangerous for engineers to climb up to overhead lines. |
| 'A busy day' | 'A busy day' |
| High winds spread up from the South West and are set to return later on Sunday, which could cause more problems. | High winds spread up from the South West and are set to return later on Sunday, which could cause more problems. |
| The Central Networks spokeswoman said engineers were trying to switch some of those affected by cuts onto other parts of the network. | The Central Networks spokeswoman said engineers were trying to switch some of those affected by cuts onto other parts of the network. |
| It was certainly a very wild night Met Office spokesman | It was certainly a very wild night Met Office spokesman |
| "They are making progress but it is an incredibly big job." | "They are making progress but it is an incredibly big job." |
| She said the firm could not make any promises about when power would be returned to all homes. | |
| "It is going to be a very busy day," she added. | "It is going to be a very busy day," she added. |
| Emergency services across the region also reported a busy night dealing with problems caused by fallen trees. | |
| A spokesman for the Met Office said some gusts of winds had reached 50mph (80km/h) in the region. | A spokesman for the Met Office said some gusts of winds had reached 50mph (80km/h) in the region. |
| "It was certainly a very wild night," he said, adding it "was not going to be a nice day" with rain and winds of up to 45mph (72km/h) in the afternoon. | "It was certainly a very wild night," he said, adding it "was not going to be a nice day" with rain and winds of up to 45mph (72km/h) in the afternoon. |