Alice Springs has been left with a major clean up and thousands likely to be without power for days after a strong storm cell whipped through the Red Centre yesterday afternoon.

Authorities have worked around the clock to get more than 5000 properties back online, with 4000 still without power by this morning.

Katie Woolf caught up with Power and Water’s Belinda Small regarding the work underway:

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And she also spoke with local MLA Josh Burgoyne about how the town is faring.

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