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Also many of the staff would not be in their own homes, but will be staying with families.
the way forward seems to be to make an emergency plan before Christmas and another before the New Year.
Statistics: Posted by wendy — 29 Dec 2013, 16:25
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Thinking of all who have lost power and hope it is mended soon.
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Statistics: Posted by JaneJ — 29 Dec 2013, 14:45
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More heavy rain and wind to hit before New Year, forecasters say
The Met Office has issued a yellow alert ahead of heavy rain and wind on Monday, as efforts to clear up damage caused by Christmas storms continue.
The South West of England, Wales and Scotland will be the worst affected.
PM David Cameron has urged councils to draw up "robust plans in case of bad weather and flooding over New Year".
Energy firms say some of the 4,000 properties still without electricity after Christmas storms will be without power until next week.
Despite forecasters predicting a weekend of more settled weather, the Met Office said heavy rain was expected to spread across south-west England and south Wales on Sunday night into Monday morning.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25537098
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Gales and rain have returned to the UK, causing further disruption to transport and the power network.
There are around 13,000 homes still without power in the UK after almost 25,000 were reconnected overnight, the Energy Networks Association said.
More than 50 flood warnings have been issued in England, Wales and Scotland, with rain falling on saturated ground.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25524378
Statistics: Posted by maureenho — 27 Dec 2013, 13:30
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She said: "We've been calling the UK power emergency line and they just keep telling us they don’t know when the power will come back on. It’s just so frustrating.
"It’s so cold at night. We can’t wash, our food is ruined, I opened the fridge this morning and the smell was awful.
"We’ve got tropical fish that are dying because they haven’t got their heat and light and oxygen."
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Nick Rolt, from Crawley, tweeted a picture of his family sitting down to a candlelit McDonald's meal on Christmas Eve when their power went off.
Firefighters broke their strike in parts of England because of the storms.
Members of the Fire Brigades Union in Surrey and Kent were recalled to duty under the terms of an agreement between the union, the employers and the Government.
In the early hours of Christmas Day, around 90 people were evacuated from their homes on the River Stour near Bournemouth.
People were also evacuated from the Beaulieu Garden Park Home in Christchurch, Dorset.
The Coastguard joined Kent Fire and Rescue Service to rescue people from the Little Venice Caravan and Marina Park in Yalding after rising waters from the River Medway cut them off.
There was chaos at Gatwick Airport in West Sussex after a power cut at the North Terminal led to cancellations and delays, leaving thousands of passengers stranded.
Airport bosses face a possible investigation by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) over the chaos - which came two months after flights were hit by another storm.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25517504
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Statistics: Posted by wendy — 26 Dec 2013, 10:38
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-25282906
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