About 22,000 remain without power in Northern Ireland amid Storm Darragh

More than 20,000 customers remain without power across Northern Ireland following Storm Darragh.

NIE Networks have warned it may take days for power to be restored to all customers in the region following damage caused by gusts of up to 70mph.

At the peak, some 48,000 were without power. NIE Networks said by 9pm on Saturday, about 22,000 remained without power. A spokesperson said it is anticipated that a small number will have power restored overnight. 

A bus was involved in a road crash in Co Antrim in the early hours of Saturday while Stena Line ferry services from Belfast to Cairnryan in Scotland were cancelled.

A ferry remained off the coast of Co Antrim on Saturday, believed to have been sheltering from the weather conditions. A major power station reported damage to a chimney from the storm, adding it had halted electricity generation temporarily while the damage was assessed and addressed.