Alice Springs bracing for more while cleaning up after storm with 96km/h winds
Alice Springs is recovering from a severe storm that brought 96km/h winds, leaving thousands without power. Residents are bracing for further severe weather as cleanup efforts continue.
Why it matters
The event highlights the vulnerability of regional infrastructure to extreme weather events, which are becoming more frequent.
Alice Springs is cleaning up after a storm on Monday afternoon. ( ABC News: Xavier Martin )
Residents in southern parts of the Northern Territory are bracing for another thunderstorm on Tuesday, before the clean-up has even finished from a storm on Monday afternoon.
Power is still out for 4,000 homes, fences have been knocked down and tree branches litter the streets of Alice Springs.
The Bureau of Meteorology says there will be more rain, wind and hail later on Tuesday.
Link copied Share Share article A wind-lashed Alice Springs is bracing for another storm even as residents have not yet finished clearing up downed tree branches, knocked over fences, leaking roofs and restoring power from "the worst storm in 40 years" on Monday afternoon.
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