Over 100 engineers on Shetland as power outage continues

Power companies warn some could be cut off until the end of the week

With temperatures set to plunge across the Central Belt in the coming days, a weather warning for snow and ice has been issued for Friday.

It comes as a major operation to restore power to thousands of homes in Shetland is continuing tonight.

Teams of engineers have been arriving from the mainland throughout the day, after the severe weather badly damaged cables – and a major incident was declared.

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