Hundreds of homes hit by power cuts amid high winds

Hundreds of homes in the Limavady area have been left without power amid high winds.
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In total 396 customers in Limavady itself have been affected.

Northern Ireland Electricity Networks logged the fault just after 11am on Wednesday and said they will be assigning a repair team as soon as possible.

A further 96 customers in the Gortnaghey area have also been hit by a power cut that was logged just after 10.30am.

NIE said it hopes to have restored power by 2pm.

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