18/01/2007
Severe weather causes power cuts
Around 7,000 homes throughout Northern Ireland were left without electricity as a result of Thursday's storms.
Gales with gusts of up to 70mph and heavy rain have already brought down cables in County Armagh, Fermanagh, Tyrone, and Antrim, however NIE have said it has engineers working to rectify the situation.
Centres have been set up throughout the province and around 200 staff will be available to deal with customer queries until power has been restored.
More adverse weather has been predicted by the Met Office over the next few days.
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Gales with gusts of up to 70mph and heavy rain have already brought down cables in County Armagh, Fermanagh, Tyrone, and Antrim, however NIE have said it has engineers working to rectify the situation.
Centres have been set up throughout the province and around 200 staff will be available to deal with customer queries until power has been restored.
More adverse weather has been predicted by the Met Office over the next few days.
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