South Australian Power is a joke, page-9

That's what happens when you have the mother of all storms - hardly "humorous" - perhaps it's heading your way

The entire state of South Australia was without power for several hours on Wednesday afternoon, with the region gripped by what could be one of the most extreme weather systems to hit in 50 years

"the storm took down three transmission lines and nine towers in the Port Augusta region, forcing the electricity connection between South Australia and Victoria - known as an "interconnector" - to be shut down"



http://www.theage.com.au/national/s...alias-major-power-outage-20160928-grqmn2.html