Thousands remain without power in Northern Ireland following Storm Eowyn
Thousands remain without power in Northern Ireland following Storm Eowyn
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Almost 190,000 homes and businesses remain without power in Northern Ireland following Storm Eowyn. Strong winds battered the region from the early hours of Friday while the public were urged to stay at home amid a top-level red weather warning. Homes and buildings were damaged and scores of roads were blocked by fallen trees during the strong winds, while a yellow warning for wind has been issued for Sunday.
On Saturday morning, NIE Networks said at 6am approximately 189,000 properties remained without power. They said they hope to restore power to the vast majority of homes and businesses over the coming days. But they warned the scale of the damage means it could take up to 10 days before all customers have power restored, and both weather conditions, and the ability to access locations, will continue to be challenging this weekend.
Derek Hynes, managing director of NIE Networks, said they believe there are more than 4,000 locations where the network has been damaged by the wind or fallen trees. “Storm Eowyn has caused devastating levels of damage to the electricity network in Northern Ireland,” he said.
“Almost one third of the people here have no power. At this early stage, we believe that there are well over 4,000 locations in Northern Ireland where our network has been damaged by the wind or falling trees. Each of these locations will need to be visited.
