Clean-up and restoration is well underway after a severe storm caused major damage across Alice Springs on Saturday evening.
The storm hit at 5:55pm and caused serious damage including uprooting trees out of the ground and causing significant damage to homes and vehicles.
Emergency Services and Power and Water Corporation continue to respond, including to restore Power to more than 1300 homes currently without power.
No one has been seriously injured and as the clean-up continues the public is urged to follow the checklist below to help keep residents and responders safe.
* Beware of fallen powerlines. Always treat powerlines as live and call Power & Water on 1800 245 090.
* Check and be careful of any trees that may be damaged and unstable.
* Listen to your radio for further weather information.
* Check on your neighbours, if safe to do so.
* If you have lost power and food in your refrigerator has defrosted, it is advised to discard it.
* Be vigilant while driving on the roads and mindful that there could be unexpected objects on or near roadways and there are likely to be community members and contractors working on or near roads assisting with the recovery efforts – so please drive slowly and carefully at all times.
