76,000 homes in Scotland have had their power restored two days after Storm Amy caused disruption and damage. Around 12,000 properties were still without power, according to Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), as work continued over the weekend.
Environmental agency Sepa reported that the north-eastern coasts and Northern Isles may see wave overtopping and localised flooding on Monday the 6th October. 96mph winds were recorded in the Inner Hebrides during the peak of Storm Amy, resulting in the downing of hundreds of trees and damage to buildings.
Extra engineers have been deployed by SSEN in its control room. They were brought in to remotely reroute power around the parts of the network damaged by the storm. Additional tree-cutting teams cleared a path for engineers, allowing them to reach the parts of the network that has been damaged. Welfare operations have also been deployed, including a number of hot food vans to the affected communities.
“Our huge reconnection operation is progressing well, although access challenges due to storm debris and fallen trees remain a concern,” SSEN’s Nik Wheeler. “There are even more engineers out on the network today than yesterday, thanks to the arrival of dozens more teams from our fellow network operators and contract partners. They’ve come here from all over the country, and we’re grateful for their help.”
Network Rail Scotland said that Storm Amy, the season’s first named storm, had hit “much harder and more quickly” than had been expected. More than 420 incidents were attended to by teams over the weekend. The first two hours of the storm alone saw 60 such incidents, including flooding, debris blocking lines, and fallen trees.
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