Tornado rips roofs off homes as record winds lash Sydney

A tornado has ripped through Sydney, with one weather station recording the fastest ever wind speeds in the state of New South Wales. Destructive winds of 213km/h hit Kurnell, on the southern headland of Botany Bay, Wednesday morning. Two people have been taken to hospital, one suffering head injuries and another suffering shock, a NSW […]

A tornado has ripped through Sydney, with one weather station recording the fastest ever wind speeds in the state of New South Wales.
Destructive winds of 213km/h hit Kurnell, on the southern headland of Botany Bay, Wednesday morning.
Two people have been taken to hospital, one suffering head injuries and another suffering shock, a NSW Ambulance spokesperson told the BBC.
A Kurnell resident told Sky News the storm sounded “like a freight train”.
Authorities said it is lucky no-one was seriously injured, but at least 25 properties have been severely damaged, some declared uninhabitable.
“This is a hard blow for the Kurnell community, just one week before Christmas,” NSW State Emergency Service (SES) spokesperson Phil Campbell said.