Gale-force winds uprooted trees and and blew entire sheds away in Victoria.
Nearly half a million homes were left without power in the Australian state of Victoria after a storm knocked out parts of the network.
Videos posted online showed torrential rain and gale-force winds uprooting trees and blowing entire sheds away.
The wild weather has also hampered efforts to fight huge bushfires in the state's west.
A catastrophic fire weather warning has been issued in one region, Australia's highest level of bushfire danger.
The state's energy minister, Lily D'Ambrosio, said today's power blackout was one of the largest in Victoria's history.
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