Storm Eowyn has wreaked havoc across Ireland, leaving almost a million people without power. The ESB reports that 715,000 customers are currently affected, with the number expected to rise. The storm has caused unprecedented damage to the electricity network, and it is predicted that it will take up to a week for some customers to be reconnected.
Almost one million people across Ireland are without power due to Storm Eowyn . The ESB reports that 715,000 customers are currently affected, but this number is expected to increase in the coming hours. A spokesperson for ESB told RTE Radio 1's Good Morning programme that the scale of outages across the island is unprecedented, predicting it could take up to a week to reconnect some customers.
'To put it into context, we had 395,000 without power during Storm Darragh, and it took us seven days to get everyone reconnected, so realistically we are looking at more than seven days here. We will get a lot of customers currently without power reconnected over the coming days, but realistically it will take more than seven days to reconnect everyone,' he stated. Earlier on Friday morning, ESB described the storm's impact as 'extreme' and 'destructive'. 'Extreme, damaging and destructive winds associated with Storm Éowyn have continued to cause widespread and extensive damage to the electricity network across the country with over 715,000 homes, farms and businesses (as at 8:00 a.m.) without power. With Met Éireann Status Red and Orange wind warnings remaining in place for the entire country until later this afternoon, more power outages can be expected throughout the day as the storm tracks northwards. At current numbers, the damage to the electricity network and impact on customers has been unprecedented.' The spokesperson added: 'ESB Networks continue to closely monitor the storm impact on power supplies and all available resources stand ready to mobilise once safe to do so. From our experience of previous significant weather events and due to the severity of Storm Éowyn, we expect that power restoration will take a significant number of days. Given the extent of the damage nationwide estimated restoration times (ERTs) will only be provided once our teams have assessed network faults and these will then be available to view throughout tomorrow Saturday on www.PowerCheck.ie. Our Customer Contact Centre Agents will be supporting customers throughout Storm Éowyn but will not be in a position to provide outage information until the network assessment has been fully conducted. An Important Public Safety Message: If you come across fallen wires or damaged electricity network, never, ever touch or approach these as they are LIVE and extremely dangerous. Please report any damage to electricity infrastructure by calling 1800 372 999.' Meanwhile, over 100,000 customers in Northern Ireland are also without power due to the storm
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