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Engineers are working to connect around 900 homes that remain without power after high winds, heavy rain and snow.Engineers are working to connect around 900 homes that remain without power after high winds, heavy rain and snow.
Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD) said 918 properties in the north of Scotland were still cut off. At the height of the bad weather, more than 100,000 homes were without power, and the storms contributed to a spate of accidents.Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD) said 918 properties in the north of Scotland were still cut off. At the height of the bad weather, more than 100,000 homes were without power, and the storms contributed to a spate of accidents.
Two men were swept out to sea at Brighton beach in gale-force conditions, and two teenagers remain in hospital after the car they were travelling in collided with a gritter truck in South Ayrshire. A number of lorries overturned on motorways in the north of England as winds reached 70mph.Two men were swept out to sea at Brighton beach in gale-force conditions, and two teenagers remain in hospital after the car they were travelling in collided with a gritter truck in South Ayrshire. A number of lorries overturned on motorways in the north of England as winds reached 70mph.
The area worst affected by the power outages is rural Dingwall, where 320 homes are still cut off. In rural parts of Inverness-shire 210 homes remain cut off, and there are 208 properties affected in Wick and 180 in the Western Isles.The area worst affected by the power outages is rural Dingwall, where 320 homes are still cut off. In rural parts of Inverness-shire 210 homes remain cut off, and there are 208 properties affected in Wick and 180 in the Western Isles.
SHEPD said houses on the islands of Coll and Scalpay were proving particularly difficult to access as ferries, aircraft and helicopters could not be used in the bad weather. It said customers on both islands had been spoken to by phone or face-to-face to ensure they had access to heating and meals.SHEPD said houses on the islands of Coll and Scalpay were proving particularly difficult to access as ferries, aircraft and helicopters could not be used in the bad weather. It said customers on both islands had been spoken to by phone or face-to-face to ensure they had access to heating and meals.
A statement said: “Customers affected by the outages in the Highlands are being offered hotel accommodation and meals, with catering facilities located at various sites across the region, and the British Red Cross has been helping the electricity distributor to provide additional hot food, drinks and blankets to vulnerable customers.”A statement said: “Customers affected by the outages in the Highlands are being offered hotel accommodation and meals, with catering facilities located at various sites across the region, and the British Red Cross has been helping the electricity distributor to provide additional hot food, drinks and blankets to vulnerable customers.”
Mountain rescue teams helped distribute around 400 litres of soup overnight, and generators, hot food and drinks are being supplied to those in need, including at hotels in Stornoway and Tarbert.Mountain rescue teams helped distribute around 400 litres of soup overnight, and generators, hot food and drinks are being supplied to those in need, including at hotels in Stornoway and Tarbert.