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Storm Hannah: 1,800 homes still without power | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
About 1,800 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 more than 30,000 homes. | |
The areas most affected were County Clare, west and north Kerry, west Limerick and parts of Tipperary. | |
The damage is mainly due to trees falling on overhead lines. Thirty-three thousand customers were without power at one stage. | |
Red weather warnings in place for some counties have been removed. | |
However, Met Éireann has issued a gale warning for Saturday evening on Irish coastal waters, from Malin Head to Carlingford Lough to Wicklow Head and on the Irish Sea. | |
A yellow rain warning was earlier in place across NI. | |
It was kept 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. | 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 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 affected some coastal routes. | |