Over 1500 Gold Coast homes left without electricity

More than 1500 Gold Coast homes have been left without power as Energex crews rush to fix the problem.

MORE than 1500 Gold Coast homes have been left without power after a large tree branch fell on electrical equipment at Currumbin this morning.

About 10am homes in Tugun, Currumbin, Burleigh Heads and Palm Beach were cut off from the grid for about three hours.

Tugun was the worst affected area with 816 properties still disconnected at 11.30am, In Currumbin 583 homes were without power.

By 1.15pm most homes were reconnected, with 125 Burleigh Heads residents still waiting in Fremantle St and Junction Rd.

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An Energex spokesman said crews conducted emergency repairs in Marma Court at Currumbin.

It is believed the falling branch could be connected to recent storms in the area.

It comes after heavy thunderstorms and rainfall lashed the entire Gold Coast on Friday night, cutting off power in the northern suburbs.