Welfare facilities have been set up for residents who have had no electricity since Friday night.
Image source, SSEN
Thousands of homes remain without power across Scotland after Storm Arwen left a trail of damage in its wake.
In some areas hot food and drinks are being supplied to people who have spent two nights without electricity.
Three people were killed across the UK during the extreme weather, which triggered the Met Office’s highest red level storm warning.
Fallen trees and debris also caused delays and disruption across the transport network.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said the north of Scotland remained at red alert status as 52,000 homes and businesses remain without supply while SP Energy Networks said 12,000 customers were still affected mainly in Dumfries, Fife, and Lothian and Borders.
Among the SSEN areas without power overnight were Bonskeid, Coshieville, Errol, Gleneagles, Killin, Maryton, Milnathort, Redgorton and Turriff.
Image source, Network Rail Scotland
The utility company has set up a number of welfare facilities to provide residents with hot food and drinks.
Mark Rough, director of customer operations, at SSEN, said: “We would like to apologise once again to all customers who have been impacted by Storm Arwen and thank our customers for their continued patience and understanding.
“We would also like to thank our resilience partners for supporting a multi-agency response to what has been one of the most significant weather events we have experienced in decades.”
An SP Energy Networks spokesman said: “The storm brought down many trees and coupled with wind borne debris has caused significant damage to our overhead line network.
“Access is also being hampered by significant road closures in many areas.
“Where possible we are keeping our customers up to date with our progress and engaging with our most vulnerable customers to offer them additional support if needed.”
Image source, Derek Ironside
Across the UK, three men were killed by falling trees during the storm.
The 35-year-old driver of a pick-up truck was fatally injured on Friday afternoon in Aberdeenshire, while head teacher Francis Lagan died in Antrim and another man was killed in Cumbria.
Many areas, particularly the east coast of Scotland, suffered storm damage and travel disruption as a result of the high winds.
ScotRail said the following routes remained suspended on Sunday:
- Edinburgh – North Berwick /Dunbar
- Dundee – Aberdeen
- Aberdeen – Inverness
- Wick – Inverness services bypassing Thurso
- Dumfries – Kilmarnock
On Saturday Network Rail shared a picture captured from a helicopter of a tree blocking both lines near Errol, west of Dundee.
It described the overnight situation as “one of the most challenging in recent memory”.
All Caledonian Sleeper services between Inverness and London Euston on Sunday have been cancelled and passengers will be issued with an automatic refund.
Arwen is the first of the Met Office’s latest list of named storms this winter.
The last red warning in Scotland was in March 2018 during the storm which was dubbed the Beast from the East.
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