Hundreds of homes across Shropshire hit by power cuts as wet weather warning in place
Hundreds of Shropshire residents across the county have been left without power today amid severe wet weather.
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As heavy rain sweeps across the region with a Met Office yellow weather warning in place until 9pm on Wednesday, National Grid has reported areas in Shrewsbury and Telford that have been affected by power cuts.
The utility company’s power cut map states that 120 properties in Market Drayton have been affected by a ‘high voltage’ incident this afternoon.
The incident was first reported at 3.57pm and is expected to be resolved by 10pm tonight.
Elsewhere, more than 70 properties in the SY4 region of Shrewsbury were affected by a 'high voltage' incident at around 1.56pm that was expected to be resolved by 3.30pm.
Meanwhile, 30 properties in the SY3 area of the county town - near Meole Brace - were left without power due to a 'low voltage' incident that was first reported at 1.25pm.
The utility company that transmits and distributes electricity and gas estimated that the issue would be resolved by 5.30pm.
Elsewhere, in Telford, more than 50 properties in the TF7 region - near Madeley - have been affected by a power cut that was first reported at 11.17am today.
National Grid's incident log states that the company expects to fix the problem by 7pm.
Further information about power cuts in Shropshire can be found on National Grid's power cut map.
