power, but some residents in remote areas may be cut off for 48 hours. aruna iyengar has the latest. storm gerrit swept across much of scotland, bringing heavy snow, flooding homes, causing power cuts and travel misery for many. the major a9 route has reopened after it closed in the highlands for several hours. meanwhile, thousands of homes across scotland have suffered power cuts. scottish and southern electricity networks said they d restored power to more than 25,000 homes but at least 16,000 are still cut off. for some customers especially those in rural areas it could be up until friday before power supplies are reconnected. but it is far too early for us to say at the moment, with scottish and southern electricity continuing to cause damage to the power network. 0n the railways, lner which runs services up the east coast from london to scotland is warning of major disruption this morning, with some services arriving several hours late. this tree fell on the li
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