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Flights, ferries suspended in Sydney
June 05, 2012 9:27PM
The Australian
www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/flights-ferries-suspended-in-sydney/story-fn3dxity-1226385357626
FLIGHTS and ferry services on Sydney Harbour have been suspended as gale-force winds move north up the New South Wales coast.
Budget carrier Jetstar has cancelled flights in and out of Sydney airport while Tiger Airways is experiencing delays because of the strong winds.
On the harbour, Manly-bound services leaving Circular Quay were suspended shortly before 7pm (AEST) while ferries into the city were stopped half an hour later.
This comes several hours after a catamaran overturned on Sydney Harbour.
The State Emergency Service (SES) has received 800 calls, with the majority of requests from help coming from Sydney's south and northern beaches during the late afternoon.
"People got home from work and realised the damage and they gave us a call," (SES) spokeswoman Becky Gollings said.
SES crews are busy sandbagging homes at Earlwood in Sydney's south in preparation for minor flooding at the Cooks River, expected to hit late this evening.
Fire and Rescue have evacuated eight people after strong winds blew over scaffolding on a six-storey block at Maroubra, in Sydney's east.
Storm damage and fallen trees are also expected to hit the Central Coast, Hunter and mid-north coast late into the night and tomorrow morning.
About 3000 homes and businesses remain out of power on the Central Coast.
Another 7600 premises are without electricity in Wollongong's northern suburbs and the south coast, with Endeavour Energy working to fix the problem late into the night.
A spokesman said residents in Shoalhaven were expected to still be without power tomorrow morning.
During the afternoon, more than 20,000 homes and businesses in Sydney were left without power but energy supplier Ausgrid says electricity has been restored.
Power interruptions, however, are continuing due to fallen trees on powerlines.
Wind gusts of 104kmh have been recorded at Sydney Airport while 127kmh winds were recorded at the Royal National Park in the early afternoon.
"We expect the winds to gradually ease overnight but only gradually," said Bureau of Meteorology severe weather meteorologist Andrew Haigh .
June 05, 2012 9:27PM
The Australian
www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/flights-ferries-suspended-in-sydney/story-fn3dxity-1226385357626
FLIGHTS and ferry services on Sydney Harbour have been suspended as gale-force winds move north up the New South Wales coast.
Budget carrier Jetstar has cancelled flights in and out of Sydney airport while Tiger Airways is experiencing delays because of the strong winds.
On the harbour, Manly-bound services leaving Circular Quay were suspended shortly before 7pm (AEST) while ferries into the city were stopped half an hour later.
This comes several hours after a catamaran overturned on Sydney Harbour.
The State Emergency Service (SES) has received 800 calls, with the majority of requests from help coming from Sydney's south and northern beaches during the late afternoon.
"People got home from work and realised the damage and they gave us a call," (SES) spokeswoman Becky Gollings said.
SES crews are busy sandbagging homes at Earlwood in Sydney's south in preparation for minor flooding at the Cooks River, expected to hit late this evening.
Fire and Rescue have evacuated eight people after strong winds blew over scaffolding on a six-storey block at Maroubra, in Sydney's east.
Storm damage and fallen trees are also expected to hit the Central Coast, Hunter and mid-north coast late into the night and tomorrow morning.
About 3000 homes and businesses remain out of power on the Central Coast.
Another 7600 premises are without electricity in Wollongong's northern suburbs and the south coast, with Endeavour Energy working to fix the problem late into the night.
A spokesman said residents in Shoalhaven were expected to still be without power tomorrow morning.
During the afternoon, more than 20,000 homes and businesses in Sydney were left without power but energy supplier Ausgrid says electricity has been restored.
Power interruptions, however, are continuing due to fallen trees on powerlines.
Wind gusts of 104kmh have been recorded at Sydney Airport while 127kmh winds were recorded at the Royal National Park in the early afternoon.
"We expect the winds to gradually ease overnight but only gradually," said Bureau of Meteorology severe weather meteorologist Andrew Haigh .