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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Joe Hinchliffe and Nick Visser

More than 87,000 still without power after Brisbane storms downed trees and stripped roofs

The Queensland storm
The Queensland storm as it rolled over Brisbane on Monday afternoon. Nearly 100,000 households were left without power across the state after the extreme weather brought 110km/h winds and 12cm hail. Photograph: MBK Aerials

More than 87,000 Queensland households remain without power a mammoth storm brought 110km/h winds and 12cm hail, with authorities warning a full restoration of the electricity network could take another 24 hours.

A dozen public schools were closed on Tuesday as field crews sought to restore hundreds of powerlines downed in Monday’s storms.

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