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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Up to 17,000 people without power as 'weather bomb' hits Britain

A man watches as waves crash into a cliff at Portstewart in northern Ireland LONDON (Reuters) - Up to 17,000 residents in the west of Scotland were left without power on Wednesday morning as a "weather bomb" of wet and windy conditions battered parts of Britain with gusts expected to reach up to 80 miles per hour (130 km/h). Heavy rain and winds hit Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England overnight with an amber wind warning - meaning there was a potential risk to life and property - in place across Scotland's western Isles and northern Shetland Islands. ...




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