Some parts of the north east could be left without power until Tuesday as Storm Corrie sweeps the nation.
Nicola Sturgeon announced that power supply in some areas of Scotland will remain off until Tuesday as work remans ongoing to repair the damage from Storm Malik.
The First Minister chaired a Scottish Government resilience meeting on the weather today as she urged people to take care and heed weather warnings.
Many parts of the north east were left without power following yesterday's storm - the second time in a matter of months the region has been hit by power cuts.
After Storm Arwen in December many homes were left without power for nine days.
The First Minister said welfare provisions were currently in place for those affected.
Posting on Twitter, she said: "Just chaired another @ scotgov resilience meeting on weather. There are amber/yellow @metoffice warnings in place for all of Scotland as Storm #Corrie sets in - please heed the warnings and take care.
"Impacts from the storm are likely to be significant tonight and into tomorrow.
"Work to repair the damage from Storm # Malik continues. Tens of thousands have had power reconnected already - however, many will remain off supply again tonight and some, especially in north east, could be off into Tuesday. Welfare arrangements are in place.
"Given the severity of the winds expected tonight, rail services are stopping at 6pm in the interests of safety. However, as far as possible, it is hoped that services will return to normal in the morning. Please follow @ ScotRail for updates.
"My thanks to everyone across the country who is working hard and in difficult conditions to repair the impact of the severe weather and support those affected by it."
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