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Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has said that there’s still a long way to go in the clean-up process of Storm Éowyn, according to the BBC. Since high winds battered the UK and Ireland last week, about 60,000 properties in Northern Ireland remain without power and homes have sustained considerable damage. Northern Ireland Electricity has warned that it might be 3 February before all properties are reconnected.
“The UK government is working very hard to help meet the requests for support for Northern Ireland, including through mutual support aid,” said Benn during his visit to Northern Ireland on Monday. “This is a practical crisis, and what people need is help – engineers, helicopters, bottled water, generators. These are the things that make a difference to people on the ground while they’re waiting for their lives to get back together and for the electricity supply to be restored.”
In response to whether the UK government would be pledging any financial assistance, Benn stated that “down the line will be a moment to consider cost and the position is as it has always been”. Following a meeting with Northern Ireland Electricity and an Executive meeting which discussed the response to storm damage, the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister called on NIE to “step up” and provide support to those still without power.
Ten schools in Northern Ireland were also forced to close on Monday due to structural damage caused by Storm Éowyn
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