Power was restored late Monday night to about 5,000 Manitoba Hydro customers in the southeast.

Customers in the St. Pierre, St. Malo, Ste. Elizabeth, Stuartburn, Vita, Sprague and Mitchell areas were left in the dark and cold for awhile Monday after damaging winds of up to 80 km/h took a toll on area power lines.

Manitoba Hydro says repairs included fixing damaged lines as well as ice rolling.