Tag: storm
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STORM BILL TOPS $300-MILLION
Insurance Australia Group has been left with a $300-million bill following last week’s devastating storms. The insurer behind NRMA Insurance and CGU says the storm, which caused widespread damage to the Hunter and Central Coast, will cost it $250-million in claims to customers. Saturday’s sudden hail storm in Sydney is also likely to cost the…
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UPDATE: ONE WEEK ON FROM THE CYCLONIC STORM
The clean up continues across the Hunter following last week’s cyclonic storm. As of yesterday, the State Emergency Service had received 18,600 requests for help across the state since last Monday. It says 70 per cent of the jobs have been completed. Meanwhile 20,000 homes in the Hunter and 7,500 on the Central Coast are still…
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LOCAL SES CREWS HEAD SOUTH FOR STORM HELP
While most of us take a break over the weekend, local SES volunteers will be demonstrating the values of our Anzacs. A fleet of trucks and crews headed south this morning, to help storm-ravaged communities in New South Wales.
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POPPIES STAND TALL AMONG STORM DEBRIS
As the region continues its storm clean-up, attention is also turning to tomorrow’s ANZAC Day services. Organisers are expecting a big turn out, despite this week’s wild weather.
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STORM’S SILVER LINING FOR CENTRAL COAST
A silver lining to the east coast low – it’s had a positive impact on the Central Coast’s dam levels, with total storage now at 67 per cent, a level not reached since 1993. Volume has increased by more than 14,000 litres since Sunday, and will supply the coast for about six months. The Mardi to…
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55,000 HOMES IN THE HUNTER STILL WITHOUT POWER
While many residents in the Hunter are getting their lives back to normality, about 55,000 homes remain in the dark. Extra crews are working around the clock to restore power, but some are facing another week off the grid.
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FLOOD WATERS MAROON MAITLAND RESIDENTS
More than 2,000 people are still marooned by flood waters around the Hunter Valley town of Maitland, where police have now identified an elderly woman swept to her death. In the worst hit town Dungog, there was a rescue with a difference.
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CENTRAL COAST PUMMELED BY STORM AGAIN
Further south, the Central Coast was battered for a second night in a row as the storm cell moved away from the Hunter.
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HEALTH WARNING: IF IN DOUBT, THROW IT OUT
Hunter New England Health has issued a reminder to people without power, to throw out all food that has been unrefrigerated. Public health physician, Tony Merritt, says when power to the fridge has been off for more than four hours, perishable food will spoil and can cause serious illness. “Any food that was in the…
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STORM LATEST FROM THE PREMIER
Premier Mike Baird and Ausgrid CEO Vincent Graham have addressed the media with the latest storm developments.