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Storm Otto: about 1,300 Scottish homes remain without power as conditions clear

Met Office says storm, which left more than 60,000 homes without power at one point, has moved on to Scandinavia

About 1,300 homes that lost power during Storm Otto had still not been reconnected to the grid as of Saturday afternoon, according to energy firms.

The Met Office said the storm had “well and truly cleared” but more than 1,000 homes in Aberdeenshire remain without power.

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