Shetland loses telephone and internet services after subsea cable damaged

Police declare major incident as islanders warned it could take days for full services to be restored

Islanders on Shetland have lost nearly all landline telephone and internet services and some mobile services after a crucial subsea cable link with the mainland was damaged.

Police on Shetland have declared a major incident and are patrolling the island to reassure residents, but have warned it could take several days for full services to be restored. Engineers are working to reroute some services using other networks.

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