![]() ![]() ![]() There are two more of the 11 rounds remaining, Christchurch on March 18-19 and San Francisco in May, when the top three boats will face off for the title following the fleet races.Īll three of Saturday's scheduled races were completed before the storm hit with France winning on each occasion. SailGP released a statement on Saturday evening in which they said a full assessment of the damage was underway, but as far as was known no-one was seriously injured during the incident.Īustralia is at the top of the SailGP standings, though the statement said it was likely some of the future SailGP events may need to be delayed. ![]() The condition of the remaining eight boats in the fleet in unknown. NSW SES said it received 277 calls for assistance from across the state.Ī number of Sydney train services were also halted due to fallen trees but were back up and running by late Saturday night.Ĭleanup is now underway with Ausgrid saying 20,000 homes remained without power early on Sunday morning.Īusgrid said fallen trees had knocked out power to some homes, with about 20,000 houses without electricity early on Sunday morning (pictured: Ausgrid crew in Sydney on Saturday)ĭay two of the Sydney SailGP is cancelled following the major weather event, with the Canadian F50 catamaran suffering catastrophic damage. In Sydney a number of traffic lights were also knocked out and a major tunnel connecting the city to western Sydney was shut down for four hours due to a power disruption.įire and Rescue NSW said it had a number of callouts on Saturday night for fallen trees, downed power lines and elevator failures. Power provider Ausgrid confirmed 30,000 of its customers were left without electricity in Sydney, Newcastle and parts of the Central Coast.Įndeavour Energy said 33,000 of their customers in western Sydney, the Blue Mountains and Illawarra were impacted.īoth companies said they were working through the night and on Sunday to restore power. A trampoline picked up and blown onto the footpath in Sydney's Sutherland Shire (pictured) ![]()
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