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| Army helicopters in Northern Ireland to drop food to snow-stricken animals | Army helicopters in Northern Ireland to drop food to snow-stricken animals |
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| Military helicopters have been deployed to carry out food drops to animals in isolated rural areas in Northern Ireland cut off by the snow. | Military helicopters have been deployed to carry out food drops to animals in isolated rural areas in Northern Ireland cut off by the snow. |
| Sinn Féin's agriculture minister, Michelle O'Neill, confirmed a surveillance helicopter would be used to aid farmers in counties still affected by the heavy snowfall since last Thursday morning. | Sinn Féin's agriculture minister, Michelle O'Neill, confirmed a surveillance helicopter would be used to aid farmers in counties still affected by the heavy snowfall since last Thursday morning. |
| At the height of the extreme weather, up to 140,000 homes and businesses were without power as heavy snow and ice brought down power cables in counties Down and Antrim. | At the height of the extreme weather, up to 140,000 homes and businesses were without power as heavy snow and ice brought down power cables in counties Down and Antrim. |
| With power restored to most households and businesses, the focus has switched to the plight of thousands of livestock cut off in snowbound mountainous areas without food. | With power restored to most households and businesses, the focus has switched to the plight of thousands of livestock cut off in snowbound mountainous areas without food. |
| The minister said she had requested that the Ministry of Defence send helicopters to drop food to farmers and their animals. "It is a severe situation. People have said that this is worse than 1963. Some of the scenes are harrowing – to see farmers bring in sheep that have died in the snow. People are angry and concerned," O'Neill said. | The minister said she had requested that the Ministry of Defence send helicopters to drop food to farmers and their animals. "It is a severe situation. People have said that this is worse than 1963. Some of the scenes are harrowing – to see farmers bring in sheep that have died in the snow. People are angry and concerned," O'Neill said. |
| "We have an animal welfare issue. Farmers need a food drop. We have a surveillance helicopter so that we can see where the livestock are and then we have an MoD helicopter which is prepared to make a food drop." | "We have an animal welfare issue. Farmers need a food drop. We have a surveillance helicopter so that we can see where the livestock are and then we have an MoD helicopter which is prepared to make a food drop." |
| The RAF deployed a helicopter on Sunday from Wales to Belfast airport in preparation for emergency evacuations in communities affected by heavy snowfall. | The RAF deployed a helicopter on Sunday from Wales to Belfast airport in preparation for emergency evacuations in communities affected by heavy snowfall. |
| The number of livestock that might have died in the snow is unknown, but some farmers have claimed thousands of animals, such as lambs, have lost their lives since winter returned with a vengeance to Northern Ireland at the end of last week. | The number of livestock that might have died in the snow is unknown, but some farmers have claimed thousands of animals, such as lambs, have lost their lives since winter returned with a vengeance to Northern Ireland at the end of last week. |
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