Hundreds of homes across Suffolk have been left without power as Storm Bert continues to hit the county.
A yellow weather warning for strong winds of up to 65mph is in place until 9pm this evening.
The Met Office has warned the weather could lead to loss of power and other supplies.
In mid-Suffolk 307 homes are without electricity between Aspall and Helmingham.
The outage is affecting homes and businesses in the IP14 6, IP6 0 AND IP6 9 postcodes with engineers from UK Power Networks on the scene and fixing the overhead electricity line fault.
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A similar fault has caused an outage in Lakenheath.
250 homes and businesses in the IP27 0 and IP27 9 postcodes are being affected with engineers still enroute to the scene.
Near the Norfolk border, 112 homes in Palgrave, Botesdale and Rickinghall are without power due to an outage affecting the IP221, IP22 3 and IP22 4 postcodes.
It is estimated that power will return to all the affected areas by 4pm on Sunday.
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