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| Storm Hannah: 11,000 homes are left without power | Storm Hannah: 11,000 homes are left without power |
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| About 11,000 households are still without power in the Republic of Ireland after Storm Hannah brought down power lines. | About 11,000 households are still without power in the Republic of Ireland after Storm Hannah brought down power lines. |
| ESB Networks said power has been restored to 22,000 homes, but there are still outages in some parts of counties Kerry, Clare, Limerick and Tipperary. | ESB Networks said power has been restored to 22,000 homes, but there are still outages in some parts of counties Kerry, Clare, Limerick and Tipperary. |
| The damage is mainly due to trees falling on overhead lines. | The damage is mainly due to trees falling on overhead lines. |
| Red weather warnings in place for some counties have been removed. A yellow rain warning is in place across NI. | Red weather warnings in place for some counties have been removed. A yellow rain warning is in place across NI. |
| It is in place until 15:00 BST on Saturday. | It is in place until 15:00 BST on Saturday. |
| Irish forecaster Met Éireann said gusts reached 122km/h (76mph) at Mace Head in County Galway overnight. | |
| The last time a red alert was issued was for ex-hurricane Ophelia in October 2017. | The last time a red alert was issued was for ex-hurricane Ophelia in October 2017. |
| The UK Met Office has said some flooding of homes and traffic disruption could be expected in Northern Ireland on Saturday. | The UK Met Office has said some flooding of homes and traffic disruption could be expected in Northern Ireland on Saturday. |
| Southern Wales and south-west England are also expected to be affected. | Southern Wales and south-west England are also expected to be affected. |
| The Met Office has warned of wind gusts reaching 60-70mph (97-113km/h) on exposed coastal stretches and 45-55mph (72-89km/h) inland from Friday evening into Saturday afternoon. | The Met Office has warned of wind gusts reaching 60-70mph (97-113km/h) on exposed coastal stretches and 45-55mph (72-89km/h) inland from Friday evening into Saturday afternoon. |
| Large waves and spray also likely to affect some coastal routes. | Large waves and spray also likely to affect some coastal routes. |
| Disruption to road, rail, air and ferry transport are likely, with bus and train services affected. | Disruption to road, rail, air and ferry transport are likely, with bus and train services affected. |
| As the storm moves east across Wales and central England, the heavier rain should clear on Saturday morning with the afternoon slowly becoming drier and brighter from the west. | As the storm moves east across Wales and central England, the heavier rain should clear on Saturday morning with the afternoon slowly becoming drier and brighter from the west. |
| But it will remain blustery and will feel quite cold in the wind too. | But it will remain blustery and will feel quite cold in the wind too. |