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| Thousands without power amid snow | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Jack-knifed lorries | |
| 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 a 25-mile section of the A9 in Perthshire. | |
| The road was blocked for 17 hours in both directions between Perth and Dunblane because of a fallen power line and jack-knifed lorries. | |
| It has now been cleared and is described as passable with care. | |
| Police now say another section of the A9 is closed because of snow north of Pitlochry. The snow gates are closed at Drumochter. |