Thousands of St George homes without power after heavy rains
Thousands of homes could remain without power for several days after torrential rains caused havoc in Sydney’s southern suburbs. Here’s the latest on power outages, road closures and public transport disruptions in St George and the Shire.
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Thousands of homes could remain without power for several days after torrential rains caused havoc in Sydney’s southern suburbs.
Ausgrid confirmed there was no estimated time for power to be restored to residents in Bexley, Bexley North, Beverly Hills, Kingsgrove, Hurstville, Lugarno, Peakhurst, Peakhurst Heights, Mortdale, Oatley, Carlton, Allawah and Kogarah due to the requirement for complex repairs.
“We are advising our customers to be prepared to be without power into the week as we render locations safe and restore power,” an Ausgrid spokesman said.
“The damage has been caused by scores of trees down, fallen powerlines and extensive flash flooding.”
Additional crews from across the state will be brought in to assist with repairs.
Elsewhere, the NSW SES Sutherland Shire Unit has closed Old Princes Hwy in Engadine due to a “potential structural collapse” in the Engadine town centre.
The road is closed between Woolworths and the Post Office until the area is made safe.
Audley Weir remains closed due to flooding and residents can access the Royal National Park via the Princes Hwy, McKell Ave and Sir Bertram Stevens Dr.
Localised flooding on other affected roads including President Ave at Miranda, Heathcote Rd between Lucas Heights and Holsworthy, Taren Point Rd in Taren Point and The Grand Pde at Ramsgate has now subsided.
Buses continue to replace the Cronulla to Bundeena ferry, as well as trains between Glenfield and Turrella due to disruption caused by localised flooding.
Astonishing photos showed the train line underwater between Bexley North and Bardwell Park on Sunday evening, as well as localised flooding at Banksia train station.
Lucas Heights experienced its second-wettest February day on record after received more than 200mm of rain since midnight on Saturday at the official weather station.
Peakhurst, which is affected by widespread power outages, recorded a whopping 424mm of rain.
The Sutherland Shire SES received more than 230 requests for assistance, taking them to more than 1300 since the start of the year.