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Power cuts in north Wales after snow and severe weather | Power cuts in north Wales after snow and severe weather |
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Thousands of residents in parts of north Wales have suffered power cuts following heavy snow and bad weather. | Thousands of residents in parts of north Wales have suffered power cuts following heavy snow and bad weather. |
ScottishPower said the problems mostly affected Caernarfon, Anglesey, and the north Wales coast. | ScottishPower said the problems mostly affected Caernarfon, Anglesey, and the north Wales coast. |
It said power had been restored to most properties, but 500 homes remained without electricity on Thursday afternoon. | |
It said snow and wind made it difficult for engineers to repair power lines, and many minor roads were impassable. | |
ScottishPower spokesman Guy Jefferson told BBC Radio Wales that most people had been reconnected by late Wednesday night and "only a handful" of customers still cut off would have been without electricity since Wednesday morning. | ScottishPower spokesman Guy Jefferson told BBC Radio Wales that most people had been reconnected by late Wednesday night and "only a handful" of customers still cut off would have been without electricity since Wednesday morning. |
Areas from Gwynedd to Wrexham and north Powys were among those worst affected by the heavy snowfall on Wednesday. | Areas from Gwynedd to Wrexham and north Powys were among those worst affected by the heavy snowfall on Wednesday. |
ScottishPower said it hoped to have most people reconnected later on Thursday. | |
The company has brought in outside contractors to help with repairs, with about 200 workers involved in the operation. | |
It said tens of thousands of consumers had suffered some form of disruption. | |
The spokesman said engineers were now working on major construction work in places where large sections of cable and electricity poles were brought down. |
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