High Winds Cause 875 Outages Across Island

[Updated] The high winds this morning [Apr 7] contributed to power outages across the island in which approximately 875 customers were affected, BELCO said. The Bermuda Weather Service issued a Gale Warning valid for this morning, saying that a low center to the near northeast will bring gales and showers throughout the morning.

Starting at approximately 3:45am, there were outages in Warwick, Paget and Tuckers Town, as well as several smaller outages scattered across the island. Most customers have been restored at this time [10.43am], however approximately 140 customers remain without power.

“While BELCO always has 2 crews on standby overnight, today 6 crews were called in. BELCO wishes to remind the community to call 955 to report outages or other emergencies, such as downed power lines. We thank customers for their patience as crews and our Operations Center work on power restoration.”

A BELCO spokesperson said, “Starting at approximately 3:45 AM, high winds and rain contributed to three major outages in Warwick, Paget and Tuckers Town, as well as several smaller outages scattered across the Island. In all, approximately 875 customers were affected.

“In Warwick, where 365 were without power when a tree fell near Lindos, coming into contact with overhead lines, all but 92 have had power restored. Works & Engineering has requested that a second tree be cut down; lines are de-energized, so that crews can work safely to complete that job.

“Other restoration work on smaller outages is also in progress with approximately 140 customers in total (including the 92 in Warwick) off at this time.”

“While BELCO always has 2 crews on standby overnight, today 6 crews were called in. BELCO wishes to remind the community to call 955 to report outages or other emergencies, such as downed power lines. We thank customers for their patience as crews and our Operations Center work on power restoration.”

Update 6.19pm: BELCO said that all power was restored by approximately 3pm today.

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