Strong winds cause power outages to homes and businesses across Sydney's westerns and south-western suburbs as emergency crews are called to hundreds of clean up jobs.
Thousands of homes have lost power and trees have been brought down in Sydney by strong winds that buffeted the city overnight.Wind brought down powerlines across Sydney's west and south-westBureau of Meteorology forecaster Rowan Smith said the gusts, which eased after sunrise, were due to a focused westerly wind.
Endeavour Energy spokesman Peter Payne said 19,000 homes and businesses were without power shortly before 7am. The NSW Rural Fire Service said a grassfire at Wallacia, south of Penrith, burned near homes overnight, but there was no structural damage.
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