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| Scottish Power has drafted in 60 engineers from England to help restore power to thousands of homes. | |
| Storms, which led to the cancellation of major Hogmanay events, have caused severe disruption to the supply. | Storms, which led to the cancellation of major Hogmanay events, have caused severe disruption to the supply. |
| North Lanarkshire and Ayrshire have been worst affected but parts of Fife, Central Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders have also been hit. | North Lanarkshire and Ayrshire have been worst affected but parts of Fife, Central Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders have also been hit. |
| The power company said more than 200 engineers were working to restore supplies. | |
| A spokesman apologised to customers but stressed that engineers were working flat out to reconnect homes as soon as possible. | A spokesman apologised to customers but stressed that engineers were working flat out to reconnect homes as soon as possible. |
| Serious faults | Serious faults |
| On Hogmanay, more than 26,000 homes lost power and Scottish Power said it had worked through New Year's Day to restore supplies but conditions were dangerous. | On Hogmanay, more than 26,000 homes lost power and Scottish Power said it had worked through New Year's Day to restore supplies but conditions were dangerous. |
| By late afternoon on Tuesday, about 2,500 people remained without electricity. | |
| Fallen poles and trees had resulted in disruption and the company said that about 150 serious faults had been located throughout the network. | Fallen poles and trees had resulted in disruption and the company said that about 150 serious faults had been located throughout the network. |
| The Scottish Power spokesman said: "We understand the inconvenience, especially at this time of year, and thank people for their patience, but we have been dealing with very high winds. | The Scottish Power spokesman said: "We understand the inconvenience, especially at this time of year, and thank people for their patience, but we have been dealing with very high winds. |
| "We have got hundreds of engineers out now, 60 of them have come up from England today and we are going to do everything we can to get people reconnected today." | "We have got hundreds of engineers out now, 60 of them have come up from England today and we are going to do everything we can to get people reconnected today." |
| Fife Council has closed Kirkcaldy's local services centre, Town House, until Monday 7 January, due to damage caused by the high winds. | Fife Council has closed Kirkcaldy's local services centre, Town House, until Monday 7 January, due to damage caused by the high winds. |