Some 50,000 homes in Western Australia are still without power as the state continues to be battered by wild weather for a second day in a row, in a “rare event” described as a “once-in-a-decade” storm. The state has experienced the wildest autumn weather in years, as the remnants of ex-Tropical Cyclone Mangga collided with a cold front and trough, whipping up gusts of about 100km/h. There were 407 emergency calls to the Department of Fire and Emergency Services in the 24 hours until Monday morning, after roofs were ripped off and trees felled as wind gusts whipped the state’s northern coastal regions. Strong winds ... (full story)