As the Light Dies by M.D. Woodham Page B

Norway!
    Hospitals are left in darkness as more and more people queue at the doors as they succumb to the harmful effects of the ash cloud.
    The military have scaled up their efforts to help with aid and evacuation.
    Rescue and medical centres are being set up in town centres and everyone in the surrounding area is being urged to make their way there as soon as possible. The phenomenon of the Norwegian eruption is, as yet still unexplained. Scientists are working around the clock to find answers, while it still relentlessly spews out thousands of tonnes of harmful ash and shows no sign of letting up!
    Thousands of livestock are dying!
    I t’ s thought that they are simply being overcome by the choking fog of ash as it descends and settles. Farmers are doing all they can to protect their animals but sadly so far their efforts have been in vain and in some cases prove d fata l for the farmers themselves!
    An emergency broadcast is being transmitted on all frequencies at all times, however how many people that are receiving this message is unclear due to the power failure in the north.
     
    SKY NEWS: BREAKING NEWS. An unexplained occurrence is sweeping acros s al l ash affected areas wher e al l electrical power is being lost!
    At first this problem was reported across Norway, reaching out from the site of the eruption.
    It was thought to be due to the incredible blast disrupting electrical supply in the nearby region, but since then the blackout has sprea d al l across Europe!
    Hospitals, rescue centres, entire towns and cities have been left in darkness!
    Some say i t’ s directly related to the ash!
    Reports from the military received just before total black out stated that their attempts to recover power had been unsuccessful to date and that even their own equipment including their vehicles are succumbing to the unexplained loss of electrical power, in turn bringing the aid process to a standstill!
    Scientists declare that the fallout from the Norwegian eruption is like nothing they have ever seen, all involved say they are certain that the eruption is not that of a volcano as some first thought. Meanwhile the eruption site shows no sign of slowing down as satellite images show ash continuing to spew out from the site.
     
    REUTERS: News is becoming harder to report due to the wide spread electrical failure tha t’ s blighting everywhere the ash reaches. However as news does get out, i t’ s reported that civil unrest is becoming incredibly violent, i t’ s thought that people are becoming desperate as they see the death toll rising and the food supplies run low. In some cases the violence reported has been described as extreme and animalistic!
    The military are doing all they can although many military personnel are succumbing to the affects of the ash as they repeatedly expose themselves to bring aid to others. Those affected, including members of the public are reportedly braking out in hysterics, becoming violent and non responsive! Many have had to be restrained and all affected patients in hospitals are said to be restrained where possible as soon as they show signs of aggravation due to the number of doctors and nurses that are being attacked! The reason for these outbreaks of hysteria is as yet unknown!
     
    ROUTERS: The unknown phenomena that continues to cut off all electrical currents now reaches as far afield as from northern Finland, all of Sweden, all of Norway and Denmark and is now reaching in to northern Germany! Furthermore it is believed that some fifteen oil and gas installations in the Norwegian Sea are either without or soon will be without power.
    All installations have been pre warned and are taking preparations to shut down the rigs and secure their wells on the sea bed. The rig personnel will be brought ashore as soon as is possible.
     
    SKY NEWS : Dozens of workers from a gas platform in the Norwegian Sea have become stranded at sea as their supply vessel bringing them ashore loses all