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| Engineers tackle power disruption | Engineers tackle power disruption |
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| Scottish Power engineers have been working to restore electricity to thousands of homes after the supply was lost during severe weather conditions. | |
| On Hogmanay more than 26,000 homes lost power, with areas in north Ayrshire and Lanarkshire the worst affected. | |
| The power company said it had worked through New Year's Day to restore supplies but conditions were dangerous. | The power company said it had worked through New Year's Day to restore supplies but conditions were dangerous. |
| Strathclyde firefighters dealt with 300 incidents on Hogmanay. Eighty of those happened at around about the same time. | Strathclyde firefighters dealt with 300 incidents on Hogmanay. Eighty of those happened at around about the same time. |
| By the early hours of Tuesday around 4,000 people remained without electricity. | By the early hours of Tuesday around 4,000 people remained without electricity. |
| Bridge closed | Bridge closed |
| A Scottish Power spokesman said the high winds had resulted in about 150 serious individual faults in the network. | A Scottish Power spokesman said the high winds had resulted in about 150 serious individual faults in the network. |
| Sixty engineers from England are expected during the day to bolster the repair effort. | Sixty engineers from England are expected during the day to bolster the repair effort. |
| At Skelmorlie in Ayrshire, two young children and two adults were rescued from a car after it began to float on the A78 due to floodwater. | At Skelmorlie in Ayrshire, two young children and two adults were rescued from a car after it began to float on the A78 due to floodwater. |
| A man was taken to hospital after a tree fell on his car in Arbroath. | A man was taken to hospital after a tree fell on his car in Arbroath. |
| He is understood to have suffered a broken arm. | He is understood to have suffered a broken arm. |
| A large number of trees were brought down in areas including Tayside, North and South Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and the Lothian and Borders. | A large number of trees were brought down in areas including Tayside, North and South Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and the Lothian and Borders. |
| In Ayr, a block of flats lost part of its roof which landed on the road, while there was also structural damage elsewhere. | In Ayr, a block of flats lost part of its roof which landed on the road, while there was also structural damage elsewhere. |
| The A78 in Ayrshire was closed due to subsidence and the Erskine Bridge was closed due to high winds. | The A78 in Ayrshire was closed due to subsidence and the Erskine Bridge was closed due to high winds. |