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| Power cuts across Scotland after storms | Power cuts across Scotland after storms |
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| Thousands of homes and businesses have been left without power overnight after storms brought down electricity cables. | Thousands of homes and businesses have been left without power overnight after storms brought down electricity cables. |
| Scottish Hydro Electric said about 20,000 of its customers were yet to be reconnected. The bulk of them were around Tayside and Argyll. | Scottish Hydro Electric said about 20,000 of its customers were yet to be reconnected. The bulk of them were around Tayside and Argyll. |
| It said 500 engineers were working to restore power supplies. | It said 500 engineers were working to restore power supplies. |
| Scottish Power said 5,000 customers were still without power, down from a peak of 20,000 during Monday. Fife and Central Scotland were worst affected. | Scottish Power said 5,000 customers were still without power, down from a peak of 20,000 during Monday. Fife and Central Scotland were worst affected. |
| The energy company said extra engineers from Merseyside and Wales had arrived on Monday evening. | The energy company said extra engineers from Merseyside and Wales had arrived on Monday evening. |
| It said most of the damage had been caused by trees or branches falling on power lines after the winds reached speeds of 100mph. | |
| One man died when a tree fell and crushed his car in Balloch, West Dunbartonshire on Monday afternoon. | |
| The high winds also led to the closure of the Forth and Tay Road Bridges and many rail services were cancelled. | |
| In Edinburgh, cladding blew off the airport's roof in the stromy weather. | |
| The poor weather conditions continued late into Monday, hampering efforts of power engineers to reach customers to reconnect their supplies. | |
| For about half-an-hour on Monday evening, shops, offices and householders in Inverness had no electricity. | For about half-an-hour on Monday evening, shops, offices and householders in Inverness had no electricity. |
| Ross Easton, a spokesman for Scottish Hydro Electric, which covers most of Scotland's northern regions, said: "Our worst hit area was in Inverness, as a high number of people were without power. | Ross Easton, a spokesman for Scottish Hydro Electric, which covers most of Scotland's northern regions, said: "Our worst hit area was in Inverness, as a high number of people were without power. |
| "This is now back up and running. | "This is now back up and running. |
| "We are well versed in this type of event, storms are not new to us but the weather conditions were very severe. | "We are well versed in this type of event, storms are not new to us but the weather conditions were very severe. |
| "We have engineers out and we will try to reconnect customers as quickly as we can." | "We have engineers out and we will try to reconnect customers as quickly as we can." |
| Winds across the country have eased on Tuesday but there are high wind warnings on the Skye, Kessock and Friarton bridges, with a 40mph speed restriction on the Forth Road Bridge. | |
| Some roads remain closed due to fallen trees and unsafe roofs. | |
| There is also disruption on the rails. |