Thousands without power and water as cold snap grips Ireland, causing travel disruptions and impacting healthcare services.
Clare County Council warned the R474 Ennis to Miltown Malbay Road west of Kilmaley was impassable due to heavy snowfall. Tens of thousands of homes and businesses in Ireland are without water and electricity amid a bitter cold snap that has left people stranded in their homes and cars abandoned.The Irish Electricity Supply Board (ESB) said 41,000 homes and businesses remained without power on Monday morning, and warned it may take days to restore supply to all customers.
Uisce Eireann said a similar number of people were without access to water after heavy snow in the south-west region. It said it would be working to prioritise the restoration of power at water treatment plants and pumping stations, in the hope that services could be restored by Monday lunchtime. However, both agencies said the snow and other treacherous road conditions are creating access difficulties for crews. The Health Service Executive has cancelled clinical and non-urgent outpatient appointments in the worst-affected areas, along with breast screening services in the south-west.While there had been some thawing of weekend snow on Monday morning, the bitterly cold conditions are expected to continue into the week with overnight temperatures dropping to a bitterly cold -8C in parts of the south in the coming days. Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow low temperature and ice warning for the entire country, predicting very cold nights with widespread frost and ice. During the day, the forecaster said, meaning there will be travel disruption amid icy patches and other hazardous travelling conditions. The Yellow warning is in place until Friday but forecasters believe this may escalate to Orange level for some regions at points throughout the week
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