Sunday, April 02, 2006

7000 IN NORTH QUEENSLAND STILL WITHOUT ELECTRICITY, TWO WEEKS LATER

From news.com : "Almost 7000 north Queensland homes and businesses battered by Cyclone Larry are still without power. Electricity supplier Ergon Energy said 831 customers were today reconnected on the Atherton Tablelands and coastal area between Tully and Babinda, leaving 6,749 without power.

"Power was cut to almost 140,000 Ergon customers after the category-five cyclone slammed into the Innisfail area early on March 20."