Western Power Distribution – which covers the Midlands, the South West and South Wales – said more than 800 homes were still without power early on Tuesday morning, following outages caused by Ciara on Sunday.UK Power Networks also said it had about 2,000 properties across the east of England without a supply, while Electricity North West also reported power cuts.
Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick said: ‘I have activated the emergency Bellwin scheme to support communities affected by Storm Ciara in West Yorkshire, Cumbria and Lancashire.’A van travels along a road in Cheshire where driving conditions became hazardous Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers told MPs more than 500 properties are believed to have been flooded during Storm Ciara, with the number expected to rise further.
‘The latest number of properties confirmed to have been flooded are 40 in Cumbria, 100 in Lancashire, 150 in Greater Manchester and 260 in Yorkshire.‘We urge people in at-risk areas to remain vigilant, not to take unnecessary risks and to sign-up to receive Environment Agency flood alerts.’