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Tens of thousands of homes and businesses in Wales remain without power after Storm Darragh swept across large parts of the UK at the weekend. Winds of up to 93mph (150km/h) battered large parts of the country, and a rare red warning was in place for much of the coast on Saturday.
National Grid said on Monday morning there were 31,972 properties without power across south and mid Wales, with Scottish Power also reporting almost 10,000 outages across north and mid Wales at 10:00 GMT.
Some train services and ferry sailings have also been affected, with Holyhead Port closed and scheduled sailings to Dublin cancelled “due to infrastructure weather damage”.
Transport for Wales (TfW) said all railway lines were blocked on 11 routes, including Swansea to Milford Haven, Swansea to Shrewsbury, and Chester to Holyhead.
Dozens of schools across Wales are closed or partially closed, including in Bridgend, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Gwynedd, and Flintshire.
One of those affected by the loss of power is fashion presenter Huw “Fash” Rees, who is dependent on electricity to receive kidney dialysis. Mr Rees, from Brynamman, Carmarthenshire, told BBC Radio Cymru’s Dros Frecwast that he had been without power all weekend and he had to go to hospital on Sunday night to have blood tests, followed by dialysis on Monday.
Kris Meredith, owner of The Crystal Hut on Llandudno Pier, in Conwy county, said “it was heartbreaking to watch” as the pier suffered severe damage in the storm.
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