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Almost 2,000 people have been left without WiFi after rats chewed their way through internet cables over the weekend.
Engineers from Openreach were sent to solve the problem in Torridge, Devon, but gave no estimated repair time.
According to the firm, which operates the digital network in the area, used by BT, Vodafone, Plusnet, Sky and others, rodents were to blame for the outage.
Around 1,800 residents across Torridge were left without internet access.
A spokesman said: 'Our telephone and broadband network in and around the Bideford, Clovelly, Hartland and Horns Cross exchange areas has been damaged by rodents.
'The outage is currently affecting approximately 1,800 customers.
Rats are thought to be behind an internet outage in Torridge, Devon, after reportedly chewing on cables
