THE power went off in Builth Wells on Saturday as Storm Hannah lashed Wales.

The power was back on by 11am but that was after gusts of up to 82mph (132km/h) battered the UK as Storm Hannah caused power cuts and disrupted travel, with Wales the windiest part of the country.

Aberdaron in Gwynedd saw the strongest winds and Wales saw the majority of power cuts, with more than 2,000, before the Met Office wind warning ended at 3pm.

More than 2,000 properties were cut off overnight with Western Power Distribution, which serves south and west Wales, saying most of its 1,700 affected customers were in Wales.

The worst affected areas included Builth Wells and Haverfordwest but power was restored to most by 11am.