Australia's East Coast Hit for 3rd Day by Super Storm

A cyclonic storm lashing Australia's east coast for a third day was declared a catastrophe on Wednesday after destroying houses, cutting power to more than 200,000 homes and causing millions of dollars of damage in Sydney and other cities. The Bureau of Meteorology warned that a second storm cell was gathering off the coast north of Sydney, with gale force winds of up to 100 km per hour (62 mmph) and heavy winds hitting the coast. “We still have some difficult hours ahead of us as...

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