WA and Perth power outages: Locals to spend another day in darkness as 70,000 homes still without electricity

Around 70,000 homes across WA are still without power hours after a monster storm swept across the State.

Western Power’s website states 300 outages are still active, with the worst blackout affecting Wandi, Aubin Grove, Piara Waters, Mandogalup, Banjup, Postans, Wattleup, Hope Valley, Anketell, and The Spectacles.

Most outages are not expected to be resolved until between 6.30pm and 7pm on Monday night, meaning many homes will have been without electricity for more than 24 hours.

“Western Power emergency response crews are working to address more than 180 hazards and outages caused by severe storm conditions,” the Emergency WA warning stated at 8am on Monday.

“Yesterday’s storm damage was significant and widespread across the WA main electricity network.

“The damaging and destructive winds associated with the storm front have thrown debris, including tree branches, into the network damaging equipment and bringing down powerlines.”

Western Power said its priority is responding to hazards to ensure the safety of the community and warned crews may attend a hazard to make it safe but not restore power.

Locals have been reminded to stay at least 8m away from fallen power lines and to call Western Power’s emergency number on 13 13 51 if they come across one.