Thousands in Northern Ireland still without power after Storm Darragh

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NIE An electrical inferior rod has fallen connected the extortion of a location

Community assistance centres volition unfastened aboriginal for the thousands of households who are inactive without powerfulness aft Storm Darragh.

Latest figures from NIE Networks amusement that astir 95,000 customers were affected by powerfulness cuts implicit the people of the storm, with conscionable nether 12,000 customers remaining without power.

NIE Networks accidental it whitethorn beryllium a fig of days earlier they tin reconnect each those affected.

The vigor supplier said it had deployed 600 unit and was moving to bring successful further unit from crossed the UK.

NIE Networks operations manager Alex Houston said: "Most of the faults affecting precocious numbers of customers person been repaired which has allowed america to reconstruct important numbers of customers.

"However, determination are inactive astir 1,200 faults crossed the web immoderate of which are affecting precise tiny numbers of customers truthful we bash expect that it volition instrumentality immoderate clip earlier we tin get each of these cleared."

Work men successful yellowish precocious visibility covering are moving with dense machinery astatine the backmost of a house.

Assistance centres

NIE Networks volition unfastened assemblage assistance crossed Northern Ireland connected Sunday.

From 14:00 to 16:00 GMT connected 8 December, leisure centres successful the pursuing areas volition unfastened to connection assistance to those inactive without power:

South Lake Leisure Centre successful Craigavon
Lagan Valley Leisureplex successful Lisburn
Ards Blair Mayne successful Newtownards
Seven Towers successful Ballymena
Cookstown Leisure Centre
Kilkeel Leisure Centre
Fermanagh Lakeland Forum

Additionally, Coleraine Leisure Centre volition unfastened from noon until 15:00 GMT connected Sunday.

The centres volition connection lukewarm drinks, charging and changing facilities and NIE Networks unit volition beryllium connected manus to reply immoderate queries.

The Red Cross volition besides beryllium moving with NIE to supply enactment successful a fig of locations crossed Northern Ireland.

Storm Darragh causes wide disruption successful Northern Ireland

An amber informing for upwind - the 2nd highest level of upwind informing - was issued from 01:00 GMT until 15:00 connected Saturday.

A yellowish upwind informing had them travel successful until 06:00 connected Sunday.

The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) said it responded to astir 900 incidents, chiefly debris connected roads, fallen trees and flooding.

Essential question lone was advised connected Saturday and determination were respective roadworthy postulation accidents.

A substantial fig of roadworthy closures stay successful place and roadworthy users are advised to program their journeys successful advance.

Maxine Johnston Ballylumford powerfulness presumption - achromatic chimneys, 1 is visibly damaged and bent, dwellings and mountains disposable successful background

At 1 constituent connected Saturday morning, determination were nary trains moving successful Northern Ireland but galore lines person present resumed albeit with delays.

Bus services, flights and ferries were besides affected.

Electricity procreation was temporarily suspended astatine Ballylumford, 1 of Northern Ireland's main powerfulness stations, aft the earthy gas-fired powerfulness presumption reported structural harm to 1 of its smaller chimneys.

A fig of festive events were cancelled and councils closed immoderate facilities connected Saturday and Sunday.

All six Irish Premiership games were cancelled, with precocious postponements having near fans successful an "appalling situation", according to Communities Minister Gordon Lyons.