Power still out in NSW

THOUSANDS of Sydney and Illawarra residents have endured a second night without power after Friday’s intense thunderstorms inflicted widespread damage to more than 40,000 properties.

Crews worked through the night to restore power to thousands of customers but about 725 homes and businesses were still without power yesterday.

“All repairs to the high voltage network are now complete,” Endeavour Energy said yesterday. “This was a massive clean-up operation with progress hampered by flooded roads.”