Around 14,000 homes are still without power after Cyclone Marcus ripped through the Top End over the weekend, Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner says.
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He praised the work of crews for reconnecting power to around 4000 houses overnight and said around 9000 would be connected later on Monday, but 6000 would likely still be without power until Tuesday.
"Let's think about that, it's power and water crews working through to the early hours of the morning trying to get people re-connected and we are really grateful for the work they did," Mr Gunner told reporters on Monday.
The chief minister said a decision about opening schools and other services on Tuesday would be made later on Monday.
"We still have safety concerns around trees, limbs and roots and we want to make sure the schools are safe for kids to come to," he said.
But a warning to use boiled water, due to damage to infrastructure, has been lifted.
Darwin felt the brunt of the tropical cyclone on Saturday, as 130km/h winds brought down trees and power lines before Marcus moved west.
Marcus has passed off the coast of far-north Western Australia and intensified back into a category two system.
Australian Associated Press
