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"A man has been killed by a falling tree during surging storms that have left
tens of thousands of people without power.
The 76-year-old died on Wednesday afternoon after being struck by the tree at
Glenworth Valley on the New South Wales Central Coast.
Another man in Orange suffered multiple injuries when a tree fell on his car.
More than 1,000 calls for help have been made in NSW alone after wild weather
left multiple roofs torn from buildings in the state’s central west.
Power outages have resulted in train delays or replacement buses operating on
some routes in Sydney.
Temperatures in parts of the state soared into the 30s on Wednesday, prompting
authorities to raise bushfire alerts to their highest levels in more than two
years.
The town of Nevertire, west of Dubbo, felt some of the worst of the major
storms blasting eastern Australia, with lightning causing wall collapses on one
property and six others losing their roof.
At least 120,000 homes in NSW were without power on Wednesday afternoon
following gusts of up to 119 kilometres per hour, according to the Bureau of
Meteorology.
Tens of thousands were also without power in Queensland as two consecutive days
of superstorms were declared a catastrophic event.
The damage bill from the storms is expected to surge into the millions, as the
Insurance Council of Australia confirmed claims have reached 27,800 and
continue to climb."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
