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| Snow and winds cut power to 40,000 homes in Northern Ireland | Snow and winds cut power to 40,000 homes in Northern Ireland |
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| More than 40,000 homes in Northern Ireland are without electricity after Arctic conditions descended on the country. | More than 40,000 homes in Northern Ireland are without electricity after Arctic conditions descended on the country. |
| Heavy snowfall and winds of up to 50mph brought down power lines overnight in the counties of Antrim and Down. | Heavy snowfall and winds of up to 50mph brought down power lines overnight in the counties of Antrim and Down. |
| Seventy schools had been closed in eastern counties and at least seven rural roads had been cut off because of snow and fallen trees. Belfast's Lyric theatre had to cancel a Creative Industries event scheduled for Friday due to the lack of power. | Seventy schools had been closed in eastern counties and at least seven rural roads had been cut off because of snow and fallen trees. Belfast's Lyric theatre had to cancel a Creative Industries event scheduled for Friday due to the lack of power. |
| Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) said the damage to power supplies was concentrated in southern and eastern areas. | Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) said the damage to power supplies was concentrated in southern and eastern areas. |
| "Damage has been caused by flying debris and high winds, including broken electricity lines and damage to poles and other equipment," NIE said. | "Damage has been caused by flying debris and high winds, including broken electricity lines and damage to poles and other equipment," NIE said. |
| "There may also be further faults which have not yet been reported to Northern Ireland Electricity and the adverse weather conditions, which could cause additional faults, are continuing. | "There may also be further faults which have not yet been reported to Northern Ireland Electricity and the adverse weather conditions, which could cause additional faults, are continuing. |
| "Customers who contact NIE by phone should listen fully to the recorded telephone messages which will provide the best and latest information available." | "Customers who contact NIE by phone should listen fully to the recorded telephone messages which will provide the best and latest information available." |
| Both airports in Belfast remained open but the George Best city airport's runway was closed for a time early on Friday morning. | Both airports in Belfast remained open but the George Best city airport's runway was closed for a time early on Friday morning. |
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