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Anyone still cut off from power following the recent storms is unlikely to have it restored until Boxing Day, the Energy Network Association says. | Anyone still cut off from power following the recent storms is unlikely to have it restored until Boxing Day, the Energy Network Association says. |
About 50,000 homes are without electricity in the east and south-east of England after rain and wind lashed the UK in the run-up to Christmas. | About 50,000 homes are without electricity in the east and south-east of England after rain and wind lashed the UK in the run-up to Christmas. |
Flooding caused disruption across England and Wales, with 150 properties flooded - mainly in Surrey and Kent. | Flooding caused disruption across England and Wales, with 150 properties flooded - mainly in Surrey and Kent. |
Two severe flood warnings remain in place in Dorset. | Two severe flood warnings remain in place in Dorset. |
The warning - meaning there is a danger to life - is still in place for Ilford Home Park, a residential development on the River Stour in Dorset, which police evacuated overnight. | The warning - meaning there is a danger to life - is still in place for Ilford Home Park, a residential development on the River Stour in Dorset, which police evacuated overnight. |
People were also evacuated from the Beaulieu Garden Park Home in Christchurch, Dorset - where a severe flood warning is also in place. | People were also evacuated from the Beaulieu Garden Park Home in Christchurch, Dorset - where a severe flood warning is also in place. |
Tim Field from the Energy Networks Association (ENA) told the BBC that those who still had their power cut off were unlikely to have it restored on Christmas Day. | Tim Field from the Energy Networks Association (ENA) told the BBC that those who still had their power cut off were unlikely to have it restored on Christmas Day. |
Leave had been cancelled and extra staff had been brought in to fix the problem, he said. | |
However, Mr Field said areas with outstanding power cuts would need major work and many were also in areas that could not be reached due to flooding. | However, Mr Field said areas with outstanding power cuts would need major work and many were also in areas that could not be reached due to flooding. |
Some of the worst disruption was felt at Gatwick Airport in West Sussex, where a power outage at the North terminal led to cancellations and delays on Tuesday. | |
Gatwick Airport is now running a full service, but says all flights apart from those with British Airways will be departing from the South terminal. It also advises people to check with airlines before travelling. | |
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Meanwhile, about 800 homes in the north of Scotland are still without power, mainly around the Deeside area, Buchan, Elgin, Wick and the Western Isles. | |
Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution said about 400 of its staff are working to reconnect the properties this evening. | |
Winds gusting up to 80 mph caused disruption to Christmas travel in Scotland, with the Northern and Western Isles hit by ferry and flight cancellations. | |
There has been heavy rain in Northern Ireland, while winds in Wales have reached 78mph in Pembrey and 77mph in Aberdaron. | |
More than 10 flood warnings remain in place across mainland Scotland, with high tide being accompanied by heavy rainfall, but the number is beginning to fall. | |
The Environment Agency has almost 100 flood warnings in place for England and Wales - signifying that flooding is "expected", and more than 200 flood alerts, where flooding is "possible". | |
Winds are expected to ease today, before heavy rain and gales pick up again on Friday. | |
Kirk Waite from the Met Office said: "We do have a few showers around and they could be heavy at times, and some of them might bring more hail." | |
But he said the storm coming on Friday was not expected to be as severe as storms earlier this week. |