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Wales weather: Many still without power after 109mph gales | Wales weather: Many still without power after 109mph gales |
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Engineers are working to reconnect power to around 1,500 properties in north Wales cut off since the Boxing Day gales which have battered much of Britain. | Engineers are working to reconnect power to around 1,500 properties in north Wales cut off since the Boxing Day gales which have battered much of Britain. |
Anglesey and Gwynedd were the main areas where homes were still without power on Saturday morning. | Anglesey and Gwynedd were the main areas where homes were still without power on Saturday morning. |
Council workers have continued to clear fallen trees from roads following gusts of up to 109mph (175 km/h). | Council workers have continued to clear fallen trees from roads following gusts of up to 109mph (175 km/h). |
Parts of mid, south west and south east Wales have also been affected. | Parts of mid, south west and south east Wales have also been affected. |
There was one flood warning still in place for the Lower Dee Valley and a flood alert for rivers in south Pembrokeshire as of 09:50 GMT on Saturday. | There was one flood warning still in place for the Lower Dee Valley and a flood alert for rivers in south Pembrokeshire as of 09:50 GMT on Saturday. |
The high winds caused a string of incidents of structural damage, including slates falling into the Maes in Caernarfon and in Bangor High Street. | The high winds caused a string of incidents of structural damage, including slates falling into the Maes in Caernarfon and in Bangor High Street. |
In south west Wales fire crews were called out to a number of towns in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire to deal with falling slates and chimney stacks. | In south west Wales fire crews were called out to a number of towns in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire to deal with falling slates and chimney stacks. |
Arriva Trains Wales said a replacement bus was still operating between Harlech and Pwllheli on Saturday due to damage to a river bridge at Llandecwyn. | Arriva Trains Wales said a replacement bus was still operating between Harlech and Pwllheli on Saturday due to damage to a river bridge at Llandecwyn. |
But services in the south Wales valleys between Aberdare and Mountain Ash have been restored after earlier problems due to signalling equipment damaged by flooding. | But services in the south Wales valleys between Aberdare and Mountain Ash have been restored after earlier problems due to signalling equipment damaged by flooding. |
ScottishPower said it was working to reconnect homes and businesses which have lost power during the gales, cancelling all non-essential maintenance work and bringing in extra contractors. | ScottishPower said it was working to reconnect homes and businesses which have lost power during the gales, cancelling all non-essential maintenance work and bringing in extra contractors. |
The company said it had reconnected 19,500 homes across north and mid Wales since the storm hit. | The company said it had reconnected 19,500 homes across north and mid Wales since the storm hit. |
Guy Jefferson, network operations director for ScottishPower, told BBC Radio Wales on Saturday it had been a challenging time to restore power while the winds were still strong. | |
"It's been a bit of a nightmare for our staff - the conditions yesterday were absolutely appalling but they've made some inroads," he said. | |
"We've made significant progress and we are targeting to try and get the 1,500 customers that are still off back on today." | |
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