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| Lucky escape as storm fells tree | |
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| A County Donegal woman struck by a falling tree which crushed her car has said she is lucky to be alive. | |
| Madge Lynch got out of her car just seconds before the tree came crashing down outside her St Johnston home. | |
| She was hit by one of the branches and suffered bruising to her leg. Mrs Lynch said it was a frightening experience. | |
| It happened as storm-force winds in excess of 77 miles per hour left thousands of homes without electricity. | |
| More than 6,000 dwellings in Northern Ireland were left powerless, with the worst-affected areas around Omagh, Coleraine and Ballymena. | |
| In County Donegal, about 20,000 households were left without power at one stage because of the storms. | In County Donegal, about 20,000 households were left without power at one stage 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". |
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