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| Power cut hits 15,000 households in south-west England | Power cut hits 15,000 households in south-west England |
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| About 15,000 households in south-west England have suffered power cuts because of high winds and stormy weather, engineers say. | About 15,000 households in south-west England have suffered power cuts because of high winds and stormy weather, engineers say. |
| Strong winds and heavy rain are spreading across the region once more. | |
| Western Power Distribution said homes from Taunton in Somerset to Penzance in Cornwall were affected, with 10,000 in Cornwall alone experiencing outages. | |
| It added that repair works were being "fully resourced" but bad weather was hampering their efforts. | It added that repair works were being "fully resourced" but bad weather was hampering their efforts. |
| Penzance, Redruth and Bodmin in Cornwall were particularly affected by outages, Western Power said. | Penzance, Redruth and Bodmin in Cornwall were particularly affected by outages, Western Power said. |
| Engineers were to work through the night on repairs, it added. | |
| A flood warning was in place along the south Cornwall coast for high tide on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, the Environment Agency said. | A flood warning was in place along the south Cornwall coast for high tide on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, the Environment Agency said. |
| The Met Office has issued a yellow alert for high winds in the South West from 15:00 GMT until 23:00 on Wednesday. | The Met Office has issued a yellow alert for high winds in the South West from 15:00 GMT until 23:00 on Wednesday. |
| More than 65 reports of fallen trees requiring police to attend were received across Devon and Cornwall in an hour, officers said. | |
| In Looe harbour water was described as swirling "like a cauldron" by a BBC cameraman and the town's lifeboat station flooded. | |
| The Tamar Bridge between Plymouth in Devon and Saltash in Cornwall was closed to all traffic for a period after wind speeds went over 70mph, police said. It was later just closed to high-sided vehicles. | The Tamar Bridge between Plymouth in Devon and Saltash in Cornwall was closed to all traffic for a period after wind speeds went over 70mph, police said. It was later just closed to high-sided vehicles. |
| Cornwall Council's Silver Command asked drivers not to make unnecessary journeys. | Cornwall Council's Silver Command asked drivers not to make unnecessary journeys. |
| It said it was dealing with a "high number of weather-related emergency call-outs". | It said it was dealing with a "high number of weather-related emergency call-outs". |
| "As well as reports of a number of flooded properties, we are also dealing with trees blocking roads, the shutting of the promenade in Penzance and power lines down." | "As well as reports of a number of flooded properties, we are also dealing with trees blocking roads, the shutting of the promenade in Penzance and power lines down." |
| Storms have caused more than £4m worth of damage across the county in a month, Cornwall Council has estimated. | Storms have caused more than £4m worth of damage across the county in a month, Cornwall Council has estimated. |
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