- The power was out in Kalgoorlie-Boulder for two days
- Five transmission towers were felled in a powerful summer storm
- Authorities had asked people to prepare to go without power for up to a week
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"To help with power restoration efforts and maintain supply, we please ask customers to limit energy use if you have power, or once you are reconnected."
"There are currently five towers down with repairs expected to take some time."
"I quickly realised this might not be working very well as both the patient and I had this sweat dripping off our faces,"he said.
"Unfortunately there's a lot of patients who can't see a doctor today."
"If this was happening in the middle of Perth you would have a completely different outcome,"he said.