Thousands without power on Gotland after snowstorm

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SMHI has issued an orange warning for heavy snowfall and strong winds on Gotland. The heavy snow that has fallen has left many households without power across mainly the southern and western parts of the island. On Saturday morning, around 2,000 people are still without power.

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Gotland has been hit hard by the blizzard during the night. Heavy snowfalls and fierce winds have knocked out large parts of the power grid across mainly southern and western parts of the island. The hope is that everyone will have the electricity back by Saturday night.

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Thousands of households on Gotland are currently without power after a heavy snowstorm moved in from the Baltic Sea.

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A stormy day is approaching Gotland. SMHI has issued an orange warning for snowfall and strong winds. The region has prepared with tracked vehicles. Warnings have also

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Gotland was hit hard by last night's snowstorm, with more than 5,000 households without power. At 8 a.m. on Saturday morning, just under half of these were still without power, and SMHI warns that the storm is expected to continue throughout the day. - There is a lot of heavy wet snow. Trees and branches and high-voltage lines have been loaded with snow. Some power outages are quite short-lived, but there are also a lot of permanent faults that …