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Engineers battle to restore power to Shetland homes

The company said it had replaced core infrastructure and points of damage in Voe and Yell and replaced kilometres of overhead line.

He said a 125-strong team would continue working on the rebuild, while simultaneously "reconnecting homes by re-routing the network and connecting large-scale mobile generation to restore power".Dr Susan Bowie, who works at the Hillswick practice in the northernmost part of mainland Shetland, has no electricity in her home or at the surgery.Good Morning Scotland

"The roads are terrible but the staff have come in, they have done their best. We are wearing coats, jumpers and fleeces just to stay warm."

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