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| Thousands hit by storm power cuts | Thousands hit by storm power cuts |
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| More than 1,500 homes are without electricity in Enniskillen and Omagh after high winds brought down power lines overnight. | More than 1,500 homes are without electricity in Enniskillen and Omagh after high winds brought down power lines overnight. |
| Westerly areas of Northern Ireland have been worst affected, with a number of homes in Coleraine also without power. | Westerly areas of Northern Ireland have been worst affected, with a number of homes in Coleraine also without power. |
| Northern Ireland Electricity has opened incident centres and engineers are trying to restore customers' power. | Northern Ireland Electricity has opened incident centres and engineers are trying to restore customers' power. |
| The main computer at the Bank of Ireland has also been damaged and some cash machines are not working. | |
| Some roads have been closed because of fallen trees. In Derry the Foyle Bridge has been closed to high sided vehicles. | Some roads have been closed because of fallen trees. In Derry the Foyle Bridge has been closed to high sided vehicles. |
| The bad weather is set to continue throughout the day. Severe gales are forecast - up to force 11 - especially during the afternoon and around the north coast. | The bad weather is set to continue throughout the day. Severe gales are forecast - up to force 11 - especially during the afternoon and around the north coast. |
| At the height of the storms early on Thursday morning, more than 2,000 homes were left without power. | At the height of the storms early on Thursday morning, more than 2,000 homes were left without power. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY The gales blew my greenhouse door off last night Nikki, Armagh href="http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?threadID=5231&edition=1" class="">Send us your experiences An NIE spokeswoman said engineers were working in very difficult conditions, but she hoped power would be restored "as soon as possible". | |
| "We've already restored some customers - we'll be working hard to restore the rest throughout the day," she said. | "We've already restored some customers - we'll be working hard to restore the rest throughout the day," she said. |
| "It is very hard for our engineers, they're battling against the elements at the moment. | "It is very hard for our engineers, they're battling against the elements at the moment. |
| "There are trees down over lines and in some cases the electricity lines themselves have been brought down." | "There are trees down over lines and in some cases the electricity lines themselves have been brought down." |