Around 1,300 homes in Scotland are still without power as Storm Otto moves away from the UK. The homes have not been reconnected since they fell off-grid on Saturday afternoon.
The Met Office said the storm has “well and truly cleared” but around 1,300 homes in Aberdeenshire remain without electricity. The forecasting body said the storm, which left more than 60,000 homes without power, has moved onto the continent and is now affecting Scandinavia.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said it had restored power to more than 42,000 homes since the storm struck and is “confident” most of the homes without power will have it back by the end of Saturday. It added that a small number of homes in isolated and rural areas are likely to remain off the grid until Sunday evening “at the latest.”
