Storm Ciaran's 110mph wind chaos causes thousands of power cuts across UK homes
The National Grid has shared a map showing vast swathes of Britain that's affected by the electricity blackout.
The UK is being hit by a wave of blackouts in the midst of Storm Ciaran.
The National Grid has shared a map showing that vast swathes of the UK is affected by the powercuts caused by 100mph winds.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, The National Grid said: "Our teams are working hard to restore power supplies and support customers affected by Storm Ciarán in the South West.
"Currently, 9,000 properties are without power."
UK Power Networks said on its website: "It was a busier night than usual in parts of the South East, as our teams restored 16,500 power supplies.
"We continue to monitor the weather closely and are ready to respond as quickly as possible to any damage caused by the storm.
"We have additional staff on duty covering operational, technical and call centre roles. As always our priorities in these situations are public safety and restoring supplies to customers as quickly and safely as possible."
Here we bring together a list of areas experiencing black outs within their postcode areas.
For full information about affected postcodes here and here.
Sheffield
Lincoln
Derby
Leicester
Northampton
Coventry
Telford
Birmingham
Swansea
Newport
Taunton
Exeter
Plymouth
Falmouth
Newquay
Cambridge
Croydon
Canterbury
Guildford
Tunbridge Wells
Southend
Romford
Chingford
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Southern Britain has been engulfed by Storm Ciarán after the Met Office issued amber weather warnings in two areas of the south coast.
The storm has brought devastating winds and torrential rain, and experts are warning that the brutal weather is a danger to life.
A major incident has been declared in several parts of the country.
Experts have warned that the record low area of pressure coming in from the Atlantic could create what is referred to as a "weather bomb".
You can keep up to date on Storm Ciaran on our live blog here.
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