Thousands of homes across Scotland have been left without power as temperatures dropped to as low as -17.3°C
Thousands of homes across Scotland have been left without power as temperatures dropped to as low as -17.3°C.
SSEN warned it may take until the end of the week to restore power to all customers due to the extent of damage, significant travel restrictions and continued issues accessing fault locations. Mark Macdonald, Head of Region at SSEN Distribution, said engineers have been out since first light working to reconnect people.
All schools in Shetland were closed on Tuesday due to the weather conditions, while several schools were closed in Aberdeenshire. Police in Shetland urged people to take care if they have to venture out. Top news stories today Forecasters said that the wintry conditions will continue into the weekend though may improve next week.
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