[STORMREPORTS] Power Out - Heavy Ice: Australia
"Almost 25 000 people were left without power on Friday night after
Regional general manager with Country Energy David Bellew said that the
"The majority of the interruptions were caused by the sheer weight of ice,
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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (ferrell{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Thu Jul 14 2005 - 00:32:14 EDT
supplies were interrupted due to the extreme weather conditions.
unusually still conditions in the Alps caused an abnormally large build up
of ice on power lines causing wide spread damage in over 200 locations.
dragging the powerlines down and breaking them, " David said. "
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