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Why the Manx Electricity Authority turned down UK aid request

 

The MEA says its engineers were on stand-by as Friday's storm hit the Isle of Man, to ensure no homes were left long without power.

Fallen trees brought down power lines across the Island, but there was no large-scale loss of supply.

After March's 'big snow' - and with this storm foreceast in advance - the authority was prepared for the worst.

A call for the MEA to send teams to help restore supplies in the UK, where tens of thousands were left without power over the Christmas period, was turned down.

The MEA's Alison Cottier:   

 

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