At 8am on Sunday:
- around 83,000 customers were without power, down from 155,000 yesterday evening
- around 1.4m people have been affected by damage to the power network
The areas most affected are:
- South West England - approx 29,000 customers
- South East England - approx 23,000 customers
- South England - approx 20,000 customers
- Eastern England - approx 7,000 customers
- South Wales - approx 3,000 customers
Efforts are ongoing to reconnect everyone but continuing high winds, and now the newly named Storm Franklin, is making conditions challenging for engineers.
According to the Met Office, Storm Franklin is expected to bring high winds during Sunday night and into Monday morning for much of the UK.
Ross Easton, Director at Energy Networks Association, said:
"We are working flat out to reconnect everyone as quickly as we safely can. Reconnections are happening all the time but severe weather forecast for today and tomorrow is hampering efforts. With Storm Franklin on the way, I'd like to remind everyone that if you see a power line brought down, keep well clear and call 105 for free. In Northern Ireland, the number is 03457 643 643. If there's an immediate risk to life, dial 999."
Notes to editor
ENA will be providing an update on the number of customers affected this afternoon around 3pm and then again this evening at around 7pm. The latest numbers will be published on our severe weather page. You can also follow us on Twitter.
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