Crews work to restore power to 40,000 Victorians after wild weather
At least 40,000 people are still without power across Victoria after destructive winds swept through the state over the weekend.
Although the worst of the winds have passed and all severe weather warnings have been lifted, emergency services are still working to resolve 1000 active jobs.
SES crews received more than 4000 requests for assistance over the past 24 hours, majority for fallen trees and building damage.
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Thousands of people remain without power across Victoria. Facebook
CitiPower and Powercor Australia said they were working to restore power to the remaining 6,700 people who are without supply.
"Our crews are responding to more than 470 individual fault jobs, including over 100 fallen wires," the company said on social media.
"They're replacing power poles, rebuilding fallen powerlines and repairing other electrical infrastructure damaged by trees, branches and other debris. We have deployed extra crews and have cancelled planned outages to allow us to focus on restoration work."
Meanwhile, AusNet is working to restore power to about 38,400 customers.
More than 180,000 people were without power yesterday after winds tore down trees and damaged power lines.
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A tree crushed a caravan in Dunkeld, in regional Victoria. SES
A trampoline was discovered in a paddock in Hamilton. SES
Storm damage across the state turned deadly when a tree fell on a cabin while a 63-year-old woman and her husband were sleeping.
The woman was killed while the man was rushed to hospital.
The pair were holidaying at the Tasman Holiday Park in Moama in NSW near the Victoria border.
Public transport and roads were also damaged yesterday, with several train lines across Melbourne suspended after trees fell onto tracks.
Coaches will continue to replace trains on the V/Line Gippsland line due to damage.
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The strongest wind gust recorded was 146 km/h at Wilsons Promontory, south-east of Melbourne at 2.29am yesterday.
Mount Gellibrand, Mount Hotham and Falls Creek also registered gusts beyond 130km/h.
The wild weather has calmed down today, with just a chance of a shower, light winds, and partly cloudy skies.
The city is expected to reach a high of 17 degrees today. Tomorrow will see a top of 21 degrees, with temperatures climbing to 23 degrees on Thursday. By Friday, it will be a warm 26 degrees.
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