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| Storms leave homes without power | Storms leave homes without power |
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| Thousand of homes in Northern Ireland have been left without electricity following overnight storms. | |
| More than 6,000 dwellings were affected by storm force winds gusting in excess of 77 miles per hour. | |
| An NIE spokeswoman said the worst-affected areas were around Omagh, Coleraine and Ballymena. | An NIE spokeswoman said the worst-affected areas were around Omagh, Coleraine and Ballymena. |
| In Donegal, it is hoped to restore power supplies by lunchtime to 20,000 households left without power because of the storms. | In Donegal, it is hoped to restore power supplies by lunchtime to 20,000 households left without power because of the storms. |
| Kerstie Forsyth of NIE said emergency crews had been working from Tuesday night and were restoring power supplies "as quickly as humanly possible". | Kerstie Forsyth of NIE said emergency crews had been working from Tuesday night and were restoring power supplies "as quickly as humanly possible". |
| "The electricity network proved fairly robust, but we are not seeing the totality of faults just yet," Ms Forsyth said. | "The electricity network proved fairly robust, but we are not seeing the totality of faults just yet," Ms Forsyth said. |
| "As people wake, more faults will no doubt be reported." | "As people wake, more faults will no doubt be reported." |