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| Thousands without power amid snow | |
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| Thousands of people across Scotland have been left without power overnight after heavy snow brought down electricity lines. | |
| Scottish and Southern Energy said about 5,000 homes - mostly in Perthshire and some in the Highlands - would still not have electricity by Friday morning. | Scottish and Southern Energy said about 5,000 homes - mostly in Perthshire and some in the Highlands - would still not have electricity by Friday morning. |
| The firm said about 20,000 homes had been affected on Thursday, but supplies were restored to 15,000. | |
| Severe weather is set to continue to affect parts of Scotland on Friday. | Severe weather is set to continue to affect parts of Scotland on Friday. |
| A spokesman for Scottish and Southern said its engineers would resume work at first light. | A spokesman for Scottish and Southern said its engineers would resume work at first light. |
| He said conditions meant workers struggled to get access to the fallen lines. | He said conditions meant workers struggled to get access to the fallen lines. |
| On Thursday, heavy snow caused travel disruption across the country. | On Thursday, heavy snow caused travel disruption across the country. |
| Rail services between Aberdeen and Inverness, Perth and Inverness and Glasgow and Fort William were affected and hundreds of drivers were left stranded on the A9 in Perthshire, some for up to 12 hours. | Rail services between Aberdeen and Inverness, Perth and Inverness and Glasgow and Fort William were affected and hundreds of drivers were left stranded on the A9 in Perthshire, some for up to 12 hours. |
| The A9 is still closed between the Broxden and Keir roundabouts. | The A9 is still closed between the Broxden and Keir roundabouts. |