South Australia is weathering a statewide blackout after one of the most extreme weather systems in decades cut power to the entire state. An incident involving infrastructure near Port Augusta at 3.48pm on Wednesday prompted the failure of the entire SA network, the South Australian premier, Jay Weatherill said. According to the SA Power Networks’ website, about 200,000 properties were without power. The cause was believed to be a Mid North high-voltage transmission tower toppling over in the severe weather. pic.twitter.com/AYIPwTlj1tSA Power Networks had earlier warned that power outages were probable and that some could be long.

Source: The Guardian September 28, 2016 01:18 UTC