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Thousands without power after intense storm lashes WA
Key takeaways
- A fallen powerline in the southern Perth suburb of Beaconsfield.
- About 8,000 homes in the South West and a further 2,000 in the Perth metropolitan area were affected by the outages.
- Western Power expects to restore services to most of the affected customers by Sunday afternoon.
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A fallen powerline in the southern Perth suburb of Beaconsfield. (Facebook: Sandy Armstrong)
Link copied Share Share article Thousands of homes are without power across Western Australia's south including Perth, after an intense storm crossed the coast overnight, but residents have been warned the worst of the weather is yet to come.
About 8,000 homes in the South West and a further 2,000 in the Perth metropolitan area were affected by the outages.
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