Shocking footage of a catamaran being lifted into the air before crashing down has emerged as parts of NSW recover from devastating weekend weather.
The thunderstorms ripped through Sydney on Saturday after the city sweltered through one of the hottest days in years, bringing down trees, powerlines and taking out traffic lights.
Ausgrid on Saturday confirmed crews were working through the night to restore power to the homes in the Newcastle, Hunter, Central Coast and Sydney regions.
The devastating power of the storms was captured at the SailGP event after several people suffered minor injuries when a sail was torn from a boat.
Around 300 people had to be evacuated in Sydney after the extreme weather hit the event.
Onlookers watched in horror as a catamaran was at one point lifted into the air before crashing down onto a tent.
A shocking video posted to social media shows the moment where the Canadian catamaran took flight, with the dangerous weather conditions forcing organisers to cancel the second day of the event.
It’s understood that several temporary structures were damaged by the powerful winds, with footage revealing the terrifying moment bystanders ran for safety after the vessel was torn asunder and thrown onto a tent.
“As far as we know, no one was seriously injured during the incident,” SailGP said in a statement.
“As a result of the damage, SailGP has had to cancel racing for the second day of the Sydney event.
“A full assessment of the damage is underway but it is likely some of the future SailGP events may also need to be delayed.”
As for the thousands of homes and businesses without power, Ausgrid assured customers on Saturday evening that crews were working tirelessly to restore services.
“Storms continue to hit our network tonight & 30,000 customers in Newcastle, Hunter, Central Coast & Sydney are without power,” the electricity distributor posted to Twitter.
“Crews are working through the night to restore the power as soon as it is safe to do so.”
Winds brought down power lines and a tree on the railway tracks at Pymble in the city’s North Shore, halting trains on the T1 North Shore Line between Gordon and Hornsby.
Another fallen tree at Thornleigh, also in the Upper North Shore, interrupted services on the T9 Northern Line from Hornsby to Epping.
Traffic lights at several intersections were blacked out and one section of the major NorthConnex Tunnel in the city’s northwest was forced to close due to a power failure.
A severe thunderstorm warning, issued on Saturday evening by the Bureau of Meteorology, was eased later in the night.
Originally published as Wild footage captures catamaran’s destruction as NSW storms leave thousands without power
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