RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : United Kingdom - Snow Storm

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-02-26, 03:59:27 [UTC] Ref.no.: SS-20100226-25083-GBR Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-02-26 at 04:10:52 [UTC] Event: Snow Storm Location: United Kingdom Scotland Scotland-wide Situation: Around 5,000 homes in Perthshire, Scotland, are without power after heavy snowfalls brought down electricity lines. p to 2ft of snow came down overnight into Thursday and many roads are impassable. More snow and ice is predicted on Friday, with the weather situation set to improve at the weekend. During Thursday, about 20,000 properties were without electricity - but engineers have managed to bring that figure down to 5,000. Areas affected include parts of Auchterarder, Blackford, Gleneagles, Kinross, Milnathort, Crieff, and Sheriffmuir. Perth and Kinross Council have opened a number of reception centres in those areas so residents without electricity can be provided with heat, light, and hot drinks. The centres are at Pitlochry High School, Kinross Fire Station Crieff Fire Station, Perth Grammar School and Auchterarder Community School. People are being advised to go to there if they have concerns about the lack of power in their homes. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu