Is it 8% of Victorians without power or 25%?

The ABC says 500,000 people whereas the Age says 500,000 homes.

Whichever, it's probably the biggest power outage ever in the state and the word is it will take a couple of days or more to get it back on.

I don't expect there'll be many people who've lost power who are able to get on the internet.

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https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/half-a-million-victorian-homes-without-power-as-extreme-weather-smashes-state-20240213-p5f4nd.html

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-13/live-blog-vic-fires-watch-and-act-warnings-grampians-wimmera/103459362?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web#live-blog-post-72827

Half a million Victorian homes without power as extreme weather smashes state

Wild weather flattened transmission towers, brought down power lines and knocked out the state’s largest coal generator, but electricity distributors are unable to say how long it will take to restore the network.

The Age

The storm has arrived here. It's wet and windy with thunder and lightning. The kangaroos are sheltering under trees.

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Victorian fires live: Half a million Victorians without power as bushfires, storms wreak havoc

As bushfires continue to rage in Victoria's west, residents have also been hit with power outages and major transport delays from severe thunderstorms.

ABC News

VIC Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Large Hail, Damaging Winds, Intense Rain. Craigieburn, Preston, Greensborough, Whittlesea, Lilydale, Yarra Glen.

https://bit.ly/3WDYww0

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