Final push to restore power to homes in Aberdeenshire after Storm Otto
Engineers are making a final push to restore to power to properties following Storm Otto on Thursday.
Storm Otto, the first named storm of the season, was marked by high winds which brought down trees and damaged a number of vehicles and buildings. Mark Rough, operations director at SSEN Distribution, said: "After further progress reconnecting customers late last light, our teams have been back out since first light this morning in the final push to repair damage and restore power to those remaining customers who remain off supply.
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