NSW: Extreme weather conditions strike NSW

From: AAP General News (Australia) | Date: December 1, 2004 | Copyright information

AAP General News (Australia)
12-01-2004
NSW: Extreme weather conditions strike NSW

By Amy Caulfield

SYDNEY, Dec 1 AAP - Extreme weather conditions hit NSW today with sweltering temperatures
exceeding 40 degrees closely followed by strong southerly winds.

Hundreds of firefighters worked to contain about 20 bushfires burning across the state
as temperatures reached a maximum of 44.7 degrees in Singleton, in the Hunter Valley.

The high temperatures also caused a power blackout in areas on the south coast for
two hours this afternoon.

NSW transmission company, TransGrid, was forced to ...

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