Thousands of homes in Northern Ireland remain without power a week after Storm Eowyn, with some areas expecting restoration as late as Saturday evening. Emma Garrett, whose father-in-law requires electricity for medical monitoring, criticized the power company for inadequate support.
A man receiving palliative care is among the “miserable” residents impacted as 8,000 homes remain without power in Northern Ireland a week after Storm Eowyn .
Ms Garrett’s father-in-law, Wilfred Garrett, 79, lives next door to her with her mother-in-law, and has heart failure and lives with diabetes. She said NIE Networks “don’t seem to have prioritised” Mr Garrett and criticised the company for not doing more to support him. She said she has thrown away “around £300 worth of food” and has had to rely on hotel stays after the rest of her family were also impacted by power outages.
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