Engineers focused on restoring power to Cumbria

Hundreds of electricity north west engineers are being redeployed to Cumbria after some properties have just seen their 6th night without power.

Over 900 incidents have been reported since Storm Arwen hit the UK on Friday (26th November), affecting around 117,000 properties .

95% of those affected in the North West have had power restored but there are still lots of people still without electricity in our county.

Stephanie Trubshaw, Electricity North West’s Customer Director and Incident Manager, said: “This has been a week that nobody affected by Storm Arwen will ever forget.

“We have seen significantly more damage than has ever been caused by a single storm before and have worked tirelessly to restore power as quickly as we possibly can."

Electricity North West has also helped to provide emergency accommodation for up to 300 people in Cumbria, where food vans and community hubs have also been deployed to provide hot food and drinks and allow people to recharge mobile phones.

As extensive reviews of the network continue, Electricity North West say it is also updating its website to show more accurate details of when customers who remain without power can expect to be reconnected, with the final customers currently expected to have power restored at the end of the week.

For more information about the location of food vans, please visit www.enwl.co.uk/StormArwen