Storm Bronagh: Trees down & power cuts
Hundreds of homes in the region were still without power at 10am following the gale force winds of Storm Bronagh overnight.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said it had restored power to more than 20,000 of its customers, but 700 customers - mainly in parts of Dorset, Berkshire and the M4 corridor - remained without power.
SSEN said that heavy rain together with wind gusts of speeds greater than 50mph, reaching 60mph in coastal areas, caused damage to its infrastructure. Some overhead lines were affected by falling trees and debris being blown about in the wind.
Managers said they had identified all the faults and engineers are continuing to work on repairs.
Customers can put their postcodes in the SSEN power track map to find out if their area is affected and to get updates.
The firm advises it customers to prepare for the possibility of disruption to power supplies by:
Saving the new Freephone emergency power cut number – 105 – to your phone to use if your power goes off, or if you see any damage to the electricity network
Downloading SSEN’s Power Track app to give you details of power cuts and restoration times and to report faults or damage to SSEN’s network
Going to SSEN’s website for advice and information on how to prepare for a possible loss of power, or to chat live to one of SSEN’s advisors via its Webchat service