Wild storm dims Christmas in Australia's Brisbane
Date: 27-Dec-02
Country: AUSTRALIA
High winds, lightning strikes and fallen trees caused the power outages and it was unclear whether power could be restored on Wednesday.
"At the height of the storm we had about 25,000 customers without power but our crews have worked through the night and we have reduced that to less than 3,000 homes," Energex spokeswoman Cathy Myers told Reuters.
"We try to ask customers to prepare for the storm season to minimise outages," she said.
The storm season runs through the summer months, from November to February.
