Thousands still without power after Storm Darragh

Tens of thousands of homes and businesses successful Wales stay without powerfulness aft Storm Darragh swept crossed ample parts of the UK astatine the weekend.

Winds of up to 93mph (150km/h) battered ample parts of the country, and a uncommon reddish informing was successful spot for the occidental and confederate coastal regions of Wales connected Saturday.

National Grid said connected Monday greeting that determination were 31,972 properties presently without powerfulness crossed southbound and mid Wales, with Scottish Power besides reporting outages crossed northbound and mid Wales.

National Resources Wales said determination were 2 flood warnings successful place, on with 14 flood alerts.

Some bid services and ferry sailings person besides been affected, with Holyhead Port closed and scheduled sailings to Dublin cancelled "due to infrastructure upwind damage".

A larboard spokesperson said a "thorough assessment" was being carried retired aft the harm connected Saturday greeting and it is expected to stay closed until 18:00 GMT connected Tuesday astatine the earliest.

Transport for Wales (TfW) said each railway lines were blocked connected 11 routes, including Swansea to Milford Haven, Swansea to Shrewsbury, and Chester to Holyhead.

TfW besides warned radical to cheque earlier they question connected a fig of routes.

National Rail Enquiries said that "services whitethorn beryllium busier than mean contiguous and acquisition terrible overcrowding".

Great Western Railway said passengers should "not effort to travel" betwixt Swansea and Carmarthen until astatine slightest 12:00 GMT.

A fig of schools crossed Wales are closed oregon partially closed, including 3 successful Bridgend, 5 successful Carmarthenshire, 4 successful Ceredigion, 4 successful Pembrokeshire, 4 successful Powys, 2 successful Gwynedd and 1 successful Flintshire.

Ceredigion assembly said its teams had been retired clearing trees connected main roads implicit the weekend, advising that it whitethorn beryllium immoderate clip earlier they are capable to wide different roads.

It besides opened a fig of drop-in centres wherever those without powerfulness tin person showers, complaint phones and support warm.

One of those affected by the nonaccomplishment of powerfulness is manner presenter Huw "Fash" Rees, who is babelike connected energy to person kidney dialysis.

Mr Rees, from Brynamman, Carmarthenshire, told BBC Radio Cymru's Dros Frecwast that helium had been without powerfulness each play and helium had to spell to infirmary connected Sunday nighttime to person humor tests, followed by dialysis connected Monday.

"When you don't get dialysis, each the toxins enactment successful the body," helium said.

Mr Rees said helium was "very hopeful" the energy proviso would instrumentality soon.

He called for amended readying for radical who beryllium connected powerfulness supplies for their health, saying helium had not yet received a telephone from the energy committee offering help, adjacent though helium is connected a precedence database due to the fact that helium is vulnerable.

Kris Meredith, proprietor of The Crystal Hut connected Llandudno Pier, successful Conwy county, said "it was heartbreaking to watch" arsenic the pier suffered terrible harm successful the storm.

He said portion of the extortion of his hut had been ripped disconnected and the hut that overturned was leaning against it.

Mr Meredith said helium was not yet capable to sojourn the hut to inspect the damage.

"We've conscionable got to beryllium determination similar everybody other and hold and anticipation and commune that, basically, everything volition beryllium good and that's been 1 of the hardest things to do," helium said.