{"id":1308,"date":"2018-12-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/uncategorized\/more-55000-homes-sydney-and-central-coast-remain-without-power-after-storms\/"},"modified":"2018-12-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-15T14:00:00","slug":"more-55000-homes-sydney-and-central-coast-remain-without-power-after-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/lifestyle\/more-55000-homes-sydney-and-central-coast-remain-without-power-after-storms\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 55,000 homes in Sydney and the Central Coast remain without power after storms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gettyimages-538797042_0.jpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Are you still in the dark?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Around 55,000 properties in the Sydney and Central Coast areas are still without power after severe thunderstorms battered the east coast.<\/p>\n<p>Torrential rain, flooding, and golf-ball sized hail stones savaged the area across the weekend causing fallen trees and broken powerlines.<\/p>\n<p>Sydney\u2019s north and the south of the Central Coast were the hardest hit along with Parramatta and Campbelltown.<\/p>\n<p>According to Endeavour Energy and Ausgrid, it might be a few hours or possibly even days before power is completely restored with over 850 electrical issues needing to be repaired before supply can be restored to homes and businesses.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This was a devastating storm that caused extensive damage to the electricity network,&#8221; Endeavour Energy spokesman Peter Payne said on Sunday in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many of our customers in the worst affected areas would not have seen damage like this for years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ausgrid&#8217;s Jonathan Hall said the repairs could take a while.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately, it&#8217;s taking time because that does involve in some places putting in new power poles and new power lines and unfortunately that type of repair takes some time,&#8221; he told ABC.<\/p>\n<p>The weather is expected to calm over this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/articles\/5-breath-taking-day-trips-take-central-coast\" target=\"_blank\">SEE ALSO: 5 breath-taking day trips to take from the Central Coast\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/articles\/top-5-waterfalls-central-coasthttps:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/articles\/top-5-walks-central-coast\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SEE ALSO: Top 5 walks on the Central Coast\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Written by Kate Stevens<\/p>\n<p>Images: Getty<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you still in the dark? 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