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| Snow leaves homes without power | Snow leaves homes without power |
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| Hundreds of drivers were left stranded on the A9 in Perthshire and about 5,000 homes across Scotland are without power as snow brought down electricity lines. | Hundreds of drivers were left stranded on the A9 in Perthshire and about 5,000 homes across Scotland are without power as snow brought down electricity lines. |
| Some drivers were stuck on the road, which is still closed between the Broxden and Keir roundabouts, from 0730 GMT until about 1930 GMT. | Some drivers were stuck on the road, which is still closed between the Broxden and Keir roundabouts, from 0730 GMT until about 1930 GMT. |
| Thousands of homes in Perthshire and hundreds in the Highlands will have no power overnight. | Thousands of homes in Perthshire and hundreds in the Highlands will have no power overnight. |
| Ministers were briefed at the Cabinet Sub Committee on Severe Weather. | Ministers were briefed at the Cabinet Sub Committee on Severe Weather. |
| Perth and Kinross Council have opened a number of reception centres in the areas affected by power loss, but this will be reviewed at 2300 GMT when the level of demand will be assessed. | Perth and Kinross Council have opened a number of reception centres in the areas affected by power loss, but this will be reviewed at 2300 GMT when the level of demand will be assessed. |
| Medical evacuations | Medical evacuations |
| The centres are located at Pitlochry High School, Kinross Fire Station, Crieff Fire Station, Perth Grammar School and Auchterarder Community School. | |
| Tayside Police said the A9 was likely to remain closed until Friday morning. | Tayside Police said the A9 was likely to remain closed until Friday morning. |
| Earlier, members of the public with four-wheeled drive vehicles helped bring food and drinks to the stranded motorists. | Earlier, members of the public with four-wheeled drive vehicles helped bring food and drinks to the stranded motorists. |
| Snow also caused problems for medical evacuations from the Isle of Mull. | Snow also caused problems for medical evacuations from the Isle of Mull. |
| An Oban RNLI lifeboat was called after a Cal Mac ferry failed to berth on the island after five attempts at 1700 GMT. | An Oban RNLI lifeboat was called after a Cal Mac ferry failed to berth on the island after five attempts at 1700 GMT. |
| Four patients were waiting to be transferred to the Lorn and the Isles District General Hospital on the mainland. | Four patients were waiting to be transferred to the Lorn and the Isles District General Hospital on the mainland. |
| Blizzard conditions made it impossible to send a helicopter to move the patients. | Blizzard conditions made it impossible to send a helicopter to move the patients. |
| Coxswain Ronnie McKillop said that the berthing conditions were "the worst he had experienced". | Coxswain Ronnie McKillop said that the berthing conditions were "the worst he had experienced". |
| Snow also disrupted rail services between Aberdeen and Inverness, Perth and Inverness and Glasgow and Fort William. | Snow also disrupted rail services between Aberdeen and Inverness, Perth and Inverness and Glasgow and Fort William. |
| Severe weather has been forecast to continue to affect the north of Scotland until the end of Friday when it will "die out", the Met Office said. | Severe weather has been forecast to continue to affect the north of Scotland until the end of Friday when it will "die out", the Met Office said. |