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there are still thousands of people waking up this morning in freezing cold homes after losing power six days ago, when storm arwen caused widespread damage. welfare centres and hot food are being provided in some places, with energy companies working with emergency services, local councils and the british red cross. tim muffett reports. no power, no water. linda and paul from aberdeenshire have had a grim five days. as time has gone on, i think we have become more ragged and exhausted. no lighting. so it's really been a struggle. slowly this granite building is getting colder and colder. in upper teesdale in county durham, malcolm and sondra are also feeling the strain. i'm riddled with arthritis. i've had two heart attacks. obviously the medication. no heating, no water, no sanitary. we have had to put snow into the pans.
obviously the medication. no heating, no water, no sanitary. we have had to put snow into the pans. community spirit is no substitute for electricity and water, but volunteers are trying to plug the gap. since the power went off last week, we have been out distributing camping stoves, warm clothes, porridge, hot soup, water, and basically, checking on people. as the days have gone on, you know, people are cold and tired. business and energy minister greg hands visited county durham yesterday. the communications from some of the companies early on, i'll be frank, was not as good as it could have been. that will be one of the lessons we will be looking to learn from this. but the reaction from some residents was blunt. you're an mp, i want to hear from you that you are going to go back and, bluntly, kick ass.
no lighting. so it's really been a struggle. slowly this granite building is getting colder and colder. in upper teesdale in county durham, malcolm and sondra are also feeling the strain. i'm riddled with arthritis. i've had two heart attacks. obviously the medication. no heating, no water, no sanitary. we have had to put snow into the pans. community spirit is no substitute for electricity and water, but volunteers are trying to plug the gap. since the power went off last week, we have been out distributing camping stoves, warm clothes, porridge, hot soup, water, and basically, checking on people. as the days have gone on, you know, people are cold and tired. business and energy minister greg hands visited county durham yesterday. the communications from some
here watching a humanitarian disaster reveal itself us on the u.s. southern border this morning. take a look at the pictures here. tens of thousands of migrants living, look at that, under that bridge. in squa lid conditions. this is at del rio, texas. they're waiting to be processed but the mayor there says that could take weeks. >> again the conditions are far from sanitary. while they wait many of the migrants sleeping on the ground next to piles of garbage. the border patrol is sending supplies to the area as we speak. get to cnn correspondent rosa flores joining us live from texas. what is the latest on the situation there? >> reporter: you know, about the pictures you were just talking about, it is heartbreaking to see these images because this is the gate of america right now on
hygienic, sanitary. transport patients, comfort them, feed them. they've done that working alongside directly—employed nhs colleagues. yet when it comes to pay, nobody wants to take responsibility. there is a real risk now they could be left further and further behind. no traces of coronavirus have been found at four major railway stations in england, or on intercity train services. that's according to a new study from kings college london, which analysed swabs taken from escalator handles, ticket machines and benches at london euston, birmingham new street, liverpool lime street and manchester piccadilly station, in both january and june this year.