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Electricity restored to 155 homes | |
(about 21 hours later) | |
Electricity has been restored to 115 homes in Aghalee, County Antrim. | |
The power cut was caused by damage to the overhead network. Emergency crews worked until the early hours of Sunday morning to repair the damage. | |
Meanwhile, Northern Ireland Water responded to more than 350 calls as heavy rain led to flooding across Northern Ireland. | |
Rostrevor and Warrenpoint were among the worst affected areas. A number of roads were closed across County Down. | |
The Fire and Rescue Service worked to stop flooding at a house close to a swollen river in Warrenpoint amid fears that the river could burst its banks. | |
In Belfast, motorists were urged to avoid the Broadway roundabout where the water is about 2ft deep. | |
The flooding follows heavy rainfall across Northern Ireland. | The flooding follows heavy rainfall across Northern Ireland. |
Frank Stewart from NI Water said its workers had taken 385 calls. | Frank Stewart from NI Water said its workers had taken 385 calls. |
"We are doing our best to ensure the network operates normally and the affected areas are returned to normal service as soon as possible," he said. | "We are doing our best to ensure the network operates normally and the affected areas are returned to normal service as soon as possible," he said. |
"We would ask the public to keep in touch and let us know immediately of any problems." | "We would ask the public to keep in touch and let us know immediately of any problems." |
Many roads around Rostrevor have been closed because of the flooding. These include the Greenpark Road, the Old Killowen Road and the Kilbroney Road towards Hilltown. | Many roads around Rostrevor have been closed because of the flooding. These include the Greenpark Road, the Old Killowen Road and the Kilbroney Road towards Hilltown. |
Other road closures include the Turmore Road in Newry, the Ballyards Road in Milford and the Portstewart to Coleraine Road. | Other road closures include the Turmore Road in Newry, the Ballyards Road in Milford and the Portstewart to Coleraine Road. |