Down High St the banks, cafes, restaurants and retail shops have closed up temporarily.
Power seems to be coming on slowly across the region, with the number of customers reported with power increasing.
At its last update at 11.49am, 209 customers were without power, but the scope of the area remains the same.
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UPDATE: As of 11.28am, Powercor estimates restoration to be by 1.30pm.
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Local residents are reporting power outages across Echuca and Echuca Villiage this morning.
The Powercor website shows the outage, which started at around 9.50am, spreading from Echuca’s central business district out to Kayapella.
The website reports that 2634 customers in Echuca, Echuca Village, lower Moira, and Yambuna facing outages.
What caused the power outage is currently under investigation by Powercor and it has listed an estimated repair time of 1pm.
Multiple businesses and community groups are reporting on Facebook they don’t have power including Tara’s Hall Hotel, who will be opening late today as a result, and community radio station EMFM who are now off-air.
More to come.
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