Looking out of a window in the UK, it’s likely you’ll see rain, wind and trees bending sideways. What you can’t see is the electricity network struggling to withstand such force.
Power cuts hit 838,700 homes across Britain during the two storms this weekend – by 7pm on Sunday, 90,600 customers were without power, reported the Energy Networks Association (ENA).
The ENA said: “The networks have been focused on reconnecting customers this morning, though the continuing severe weather in some regions is limiting network engineers’ opportunities to safely start the work of restoring customers’ power today and access to certain areas remains difficult. Engineers are working around the clock to identify and fix faults.”
Amber warnings are in place across parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and England – with gusts of up to 70mph expected. Meanwhile, 19 UK schools are closed and hundreds are facing delays at airports as flights are off schedule.
The Environment Agency early on Monday issued 10 warnings that flooding is expected – bringing attention from the grid to the ground, where we may face our next issue in the UK.
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