Nearly 40,000 Sydney homes lose power in 43 outages from wild winds

Strong winds brought down trees and powerlines across Sydney on Saturday. This caused 43 outages affecting nearly 40,000 Ausgrid customers.

Why it mattersBig outages affect homes, businesses and services. Residents had to wait a long time with no clear idea when their power would return.

AustraliaThousands of Sydney residents lost power during evening hours; the SES issued a severe weather alert across the Blue Mountains and Western Sydney.

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