Thousands still without power after wild winds ravage Sydney
Thousands of people remain without power on Sunday morning after wild winds and soaring temperatures hit Sydney to start the weekend.
The city topped 32 degrees mid-afternoon on Saturday, a record for warmth so early in spring.
Thousands remain without power after wild winds and high heat in Sydney yesterday. Nine
Wind gusts of up to 100km/hr were recorded, leading to sights such as a mattress bouncing through traffic at Liverpool in the city’s south-east, and a couch being blown from a high-rise at St Leonards.
The SES responded to nearly 600 calls for help, and a total fire ban for Greater Sydney was in place throughout the day.
About 100,000 people were left without power on Saturday, but energy companies have been working to get them reconnected.
A couch was blown off a high-rise balcony in St Leonards. Nine
Endeavour Energy said on Sunday that 19,392 customers remained without power this morning, down from more than 62,000 across their network yesterday.
The remaining outages are concentrated in the Hawkesbury, Western Sydney, and Blue Mountains regions.
“Storm response centres have been activated to coordinate crews and restore power to customers as quickly and safely as possible,” Endeavour said in a statement.
“Crews are working to restore power to as many customers as possible, however some customers may remain without power into tomorrow.”
Ausgrid’s website also showed multiple unplanned outages were still in effect in Sydney and along the NSW coast.
Sydney is enjoying a milder Sunday, with a forecast top of 23 degrees and winds only up to 30km/hr.
Multiple marine wind and flood warnings are in place for NSW, but a severe weather warning for the state’s south has been cancelled.
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