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Thousands Still Without Power After Storm Amy as Rail Network Reopens

Utility crews report 76,000 reconnections with remaining outages concentrated in the Highlands.

Overview

  • SSEN said 76,000 customers were reconnected by Sunday night, with about 12,000 still off supply in the Highlands and parts of Argyll and Bute.
  • Several hundred engineers and arborists are being deployed today to complete complex repairs where debris and fallen trees are blocking access.
  • ScotRail expects the vast majority of services to run on Monday after round-the-clock repairs, though rural routes such as the Far North line require further work.
  • Network Rail Scotland logged more than 420 weather-related incidents on the railway during the storm and continues clearance and infrastructure checks.
  • Storm Amy produced gusts near 100mph and a UK October low-pressure record, and police in Donegal reported one weather-related death.