Endeavour Energy fixing power lines in Campbell Street, Woonona in 2019. Picture by Robert Peet.
Scores of Illawarra residents started their week with no electricity after a magpie hit high-voltage power lines in Bellambi.
The bird hit the lines at Byron Street, causing a loud ban and an outage affecting 135 customers in the Russell Vale area.
Residents said they heard a loud bang before the power went out.
Crews from Endeavour Energy attended the scene and power has now been restored.
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