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Map shows where Storm Darragh has caused power cuts across the UK

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December 7, 2024

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Map shows where Storm Darragh has caused power cuts across the UK

The National Grid has a live map on its website showing where outages have been reported

Storm Darragh has left tens of thousands of people in the dark across the UK.

Gusts of more than 90mph have brought down trees and electric cables in the areas of Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea in the last 24 hours, while a number of events and football games have been cancelled across the country.

Follow our Storm Darragh live blog for the latest updates on the weather

A live map shared by the National Grid shows where all the outages have been reported.

epa11761800 A cedar tree, blown over in Storm Darragh on Rectory Road in Burnham-on-Sea, Britain, 07 December 2024. The Met Office has issued a red weather warning as Storm Darragh hits the south west of the UK with 'damaging winds', with gusts of 90mph possible. EPA/JON ROWLEY — A cedar tree blown over on Rectory Road in Burnham-on-Sea (Picture: EPA)

As of 9am this morning, the Energy Networks Association confirmed that around 86,000 homes in England, Scotland and Wales were without power.

A spokesperson said that around 385,000 customers were reconnected overnight, with more than 1,000 engineers ready to be deployed.

National Grid said that as of 8am more than 55,000 households were off supply across the South West, south Wales and the west Midlands due to Storm Darragh.

It said the majority of these were dotted around south Wales.

Part of a fallen tree which has hit a car on Greenbank Road in Liverpool. Millions have been warned to stay indoors, thousands are without power and trains have been cancelled as the Government's "risk to life" alert brought on by Storm Darragh came into force. Picture date: Saturday December 7, 2024. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire — Part of a fallen tree which has hit a car on Greenbank Road in Liverpool (Picture: PA)

Meanwhile, around 376,000 customers have had their power restored by its teams since the start of the storm.

The National Grid said: ‘Our teams are working extremely hard to restore power supplies and support customers as heavy wind and rain affects parts of our electricity network.’

A note on Northern Ireland Electricity Network’s website said the authority was unable to provide estimated restoration times.

‘Due to the number of faults we are currently experiencing on the network, we are unable to provide an estimated restoration time for your electricity supply at this time,’ it read.