Rockingham residents left in the dark

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Strong winds have downed a power pole in Rockingham, leaving residents without electricity.

Residents near Shoalwater are expected to wait until midday to have power restored to their homes, after a power line was reportedly downed on Wednesday morning. 

The line, on the corner of Barnes Street and Stainer Avenue, was reported damage to authorities at 7.30am on Wednesday.

Western Power has been advised and will work to repair the issue. 

Around 70 customers have been affected by the outage. 

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