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Katie Anderson

1,800 North East customers still without power after storm filled weekend - as recovery operation continues

1,800 customers are still without electricity across the North East following back-to-back storms which hit the UK over the weekend.

On Saturday, Storm Malik saw winds of up to 90mph, shutting the Tyne and Wear Metro and cutting power supplies to around 80,000 people, mainly across County Durham and Northumberland.

It was followed by Storm Corrie, which brought winds of 92mph but mostly impacted the Western Islands of Scotland late on Sunday.

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