{"id":880974,"date":"2026-09-05T13:46:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T13:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/880974\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T13:46:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T13:46:35","slug":"thousands-left-in-the-dark-as-trees-and-powerlines-come-down-across-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/880974\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands left in the dark as trees and powerlines come down across Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Tens of thousands of <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/nsw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sydney<\/a> residents have been left without electricity after 43 outages swept across the network on Saturday, with nearly 40,000 customers affected, according to Ausgrid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The worst\u2011hit pockets stretch across the city\u2019s south\u2011west, with nearly 20,000 residents in Picnic Point, Panania, Padstow, Revesby and East Hills reporting sudden blackouts as crews work to stabilise the grid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Ausgrid says field teams are already on site across multiple suburbs to investigate the cause and begin restoration work, but warned some areas may face extended delays as damage assessments continue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-178igh4-StyledParagraph e1s06mna1\">Know the news with the 7NEWS app: <a class=\"css-h2mhmv-StyledContextualLink e1s06mna0\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/app?utm_source=7NEWS&amp;utm_medium=contextual-link-app&amp;utm_campaign=7news-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download today Arrow<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Power is expected to be restored later on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Saturday\u2019s outages follow a warm, windy afternoon in Sydney, with gusts strong enough to bring down trees and branches across several suburbs with the <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ses.nsw.gov.au\/\">SES issuing a severe weather alert.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/78184904f0ff60c834dee8a41ae4ef31b791adee.png\" alt=\"A severe weather alert has been issued for Sydney\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>A severe weather alert has been issued for Sydney Credit: SES<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/bad4bd881421cc96d799e3d8b3efd55ff05f4308.png\" alt=\"Sydney\u2019s south-west is one of the worst hit areas.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Sydney\u2019s south-west is one of the worst hit areas. 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