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108,000 properties still without electrical power.

108,000 áitreabh gan cumhacht leictreach i gcónaí.

Around 108,000 homes are still without electricity, almost a week after Storm Éowyn, a powerful windstorm that caused devastation in many places, especially in the west and northwest, blew through.

Áirítear thart ar 108,000 áitreabh a bheith gan cumhacht leictreach i gcónaí, beagnach seachtain ó shéid Stoirm Éowyn, ollanfa gaoithe a rinne scrios in áiteanna go leor, go háirithe san iarthar agus san iarthuaisceart.

A total of 768,000 properties were left without power immediately after the storm last Friday morning but it is now restored to 80% of them, says the Electricity Supply Board.

768,000 áitreabh san iomlán a bhí fágtha gan chumhacht díreach i ndiaidh na stoirme ar maidin Dé hAoine seo caite ach tá sé ar ais anois ag 80 faoin gcéad díobh, a deir Bord Soáthair an Leictreachais.

Insurance companies have announced that they have made additional staff available to take telephone calls from affected people and process their claims for compensation live.

Tá sé tugtha le fios ag comhlachtaí árachais go bhfuil foireann bhreise curtha ar fáil acu le glacadh le glaonna teileafóin ó dhaoine atá thíos leis agus lena n-éilimh ar chúiteamh a phróiseáil go beo.

Storms are covered by insurance according to normal practice, and there is no need for concern from that perspective, said a spokesperson for the insurance companies.

Tá stoirmeacha faoi chumhdach árachais de réir gnáthnóis agus cleachtaidh, agus ní call ar bith le himní ón taobh sin de, a dúirt urlabhraí na gcomhlachtaí árachais.

The spokesperson also said that alternative accommodation can be provided for people whose homes were severely damaged by the storm.

Dúirt an t-urlabhraí freisin gur féidir malairt lóistín a chur ar fáil do dhaoine a ndearna an stoirm damáiste mór dá dtithe.

The Gardaí have warned the public about unscrupulous people who could prey on them in times of need, particularly people posing as tradesmen.

Tá fainic curtha ag na Gardaí ar an bpobal faoi dhaoine gan scrupall a d'fhéadfadh i dtír orthu in am an ghátair, go háirithe daoine a ligeann orthu féin gur ceardaithe iad.

People whose homes are in dire need of repair are advised not to let strangers rush them into the business or give them money in advance.

Daoine a bhfuil bail de dhíth go dóite ar a dtithe, comhairlítear dóibh gan ligean do strainséirí iad a dheifriú chuig an ngnó ná airgead a thabhairt dóibh roimh ré.

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