The DoI has declared a major incident due to the number of trees down, and the impact of this across arterial and access routes for emergency services.
People are again being asked to stay at home, and not to travel unless absolutely necessary while this is resolved.
Declaring a major incident means that the demand on services is over and above what services can comfortably manage and additional resource will now be called in to assist where it is safe to do so – redirected from other service areas and external contractors.
The DoI said: “Response teams continue to work tirelessly to keep arterial routes clear, but some teams have been withdrawn due to the risk of falling trees in certain areas.
“The situation is being constantly reviewed, and updates will be provided in due course.”
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