- Engineers making progress restoring power by generators and repairing network where possible
- 8,100 now without power across North West
- Some properties may be without power until Monday due to severity of flooding
- Radcliffe: 500 properties restored, 1,000 now without power
- Rochdale: Power restored to 14,500 properties, 5,500 remain without power
- Bury: Power restored to 1,600 properties, 700 remain without power after second substation flooded this afternoon
- Padiham: 1,100 now restored in Padiham, 400 remain without power
The power network has warned that some properties may be without power until Monday (28 December) following severe flooding across the region.
Flood defences at a number of electricity substation were breached earlier today and engineers are working round the clock to restore power.
Tim Groom, incident manager for Electricity North West, said: “We're doing everything we can to restore power by switching supplies to other substations and by using mobile generators.
"There are still a number of substations that are flooded and we can't yet access, but as soon as the water recedes then we have teams ready to go in and check the damage and make repairs.
"We're continuing to monitor key substations across the region and we're doing all we can to restore power to more properties throughout the night."
Electricity North is sending food vans to a number of locations tomorrow morning to provide hot food to customers without power. Vans are currently scheduled to visit Radcliffe, Padiham and Rochdale. More information will be posted at www.electricitynorthwest.co.uk and on Twitter @ElectricityNW.
Vulnerable customers, including some older or disabled people, or those with a medical dependency on electricity, can also sign up to the Priority Services Register by visiting www.enwl.co.uk/priority or contacting Electricity North West on 0800 195 4141.
For advice on how to stay safe in a flooding event, please visit www.enwl.co.uk/power-cuts/flooding-advice.
To report a power cut please call 0800 195 4141, follow @ElectricityNW on Twitter or visit www.electricitynorthwest.co.uk.
