Electricity North West, the region’s power network operator, is finalising plans to protect customers’ power supplies as Storm Frank is forecast to impact our region this evening.

Electricity North West has fully restored the power network and work will continue today to get the remaining 88 customers back on supply.

Electricity North West engineers have completed more than 80% of the property safety checks that were required before customers could be reconnected to the network. Work will continue tomorrow to get the remaining 357 customers back on supply.

Engineers from Electricity North West Engineers have restored power to all substations in the region with the exception of Market Rochdale and Pioneers substations which serve 136 customers in Rochdale town centre.

Electricity supplies have been restored to 3,000 homes in Rochdale. Engineers from Electricity North West have worked round the clock to repair damage to flooded substations and to re-route supplies to restore power.

Power has been restored to more than 20,000 customers in Lancashire and Greater Manchester since the severe floods hit the region yesterday.

Engineers from Electricity North West have made significant progress overnight and power supplies have now been restored to an additional 1,750 customers taking the total restored since Saturday to 24,750.

Engineers from Electricity North West have worked through the night in difficult conditions to restore power to a further 570 customers in Lancashire and Greater Manchester.

Engineers from Electricity North West are continuing to work tirelessly to repair damage at substations caused by severe flooding and restore power to customers in Lancashire and Greater Manchester.

Engineers from Electricity North West are continuing to work tirelessly to repair damage at substations caused by severe flooding and restore power to customers in Lancashire and Greater Manchester.

Severe flooding has caused widespread disruption throughout the morning causing loss of power to customers in Rochdale and Lancashire with 10,000 properties currently off supply.

Electricity North West has restored power to 17,500 properties in Rochdale following severe flooding at the area's main substation.