Electricity still to return for houses across south east Power companies are still working to restore power to almost 900 homes hit by Sunday's storms. Ergon Energy and Energex have crews across the south east working to restore power to 691 homes and businesses in Gympie and 117 properties across the Sunshine Coast, most of which lost electricity on Saturday evening. Just over 100 homes across the Scenic Rim, north west of the Gold Coast, are also without power. Energy Minister Mark McArdle said the crews had done a fantastic job given that almost 30,000 properties had their power impacted during the storms. More than 25,000 lightning strikes were counted during the south east storms which spread from the Gold Coast to the Wide Bay Burnett. A helicopter was needed to reconnect a power line which fell into a waterway in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Showers are predicted to hit the south east corner on Monday afternoon. If a storm should develop, authorities are urging people to stay inside and secure outside items.