AROUND 200 properties in Poole are suffering problems with their electricity supply this morning.

Southern Electric has confirmed there is a fault with an underground cable affecting hundreds of people in Parkstone.

They are bringing in mobile generators to restore the power due to the amount of time it may take to repair the problem.

A spokesperson for Southern Electric said the generators would be in place by midday.

Houses will then be switched onto the generators to allow engineers to assess the extent of the problem.

The spokesperson could not confirm how long it would take to repair the cables but said it could be days.

They added that once residents were on the generators they would not be affected.