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Destructive winds lash Sydney Tornado rips roofs off homes as record winds lash Sydney
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Destructive winds of more than 200km/h lashed south Sydney on Wednesday. A tornado that tore through Sydney brought the fastest ever recorded wind speeds to a weather station in the state of New South Wales.
Two people from the suburb of Kurnell have been taken to hospital after roof collapses, a New South Wales Ambulance spokesperson told the BBC. Destructive winds of 213km/h hit Kurnell, on the southern headland of Botany Bay, Wednesday morning.
The Bureau of Meteorology issued a tornado warning on Wednesday, but is yet to confirm whether the storm was tornado-strength. Two people were been taken to hospital, one suffering head injuries and another suffering shock, a NSW Ambulance spokesperson told the BBC.
Mobile phone footage shows shocked shoppers watching a partial roof collapse at a Bondi area shopping mall. Phone footage shows shocked shoppers watching a roof collapse at Bondi.
Forecaster Michael Logan said wind speeds were close to the fastest ever registered in Sydney. Sydney airport is still open, but the weather has caused delays, the AFP reports.
"We don't get situations like that without it being a tornado," he told the ABC.