Relief as electricity restored after 10 days following Storm Arwen
3 years ago

Relief as electricity restored after 10 days following Storm Arwen

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} People have described their relief after they were finally reconnected after 10 days without electricity following Storm Arwen Northern Powergrid is in its “last push” to restore electricity in areas of the country after it was cut off by the storm which battered the country during the last days of November. On Monday Prime Minister Boris Johnson said more than 1,000 homes were still without power but that he was assured by Northern Powergrid boss Phil Jones that “affected properties would be reconnected tomorrow at the latest”. Mr Johnson said “too many people have spent too long without power” and the situation in northern England was not acceptable. “It is unlikely to be as impactful as Storm Arwen last week but there will be blustery conditions so people should still be prepared.” Yellow weather warnings for wind and snow are in place across much of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, although the west of Ireland will receive the worst of the storm on Tuesday.

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