Tornado wreaks havoc on Sydney's south
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A tornado has left a trail of destruction in Sydney's south
with record wind speeds up to 213km/h leaving several people
with minor injuries, and destroying homes and businesses.
The damaging winds wreaked havoc through the suburb of Kurnell,
leaving trucks overturned and forcing the multi-billion dollar
desalination plant and Kurnell Public School to be evacuated.
Some 300 workers were cleared out of the Caltex refinery as a
safety precaution while further north three floors of a Bondi
Junction shopping centre had to be evacuated after a partial
roof collapse.
About 500 calls for assistance have been made to the SES, the
majority coming from Sydney's south and east.
Eleven flood rescues were performed around Bondi and Eastlakes,
while homes in Kurnell are expected to be without power and
sewerage until Thursday at the earliest.
"Our volunteers will be busy for quite a while," an SES spokesman
told AAP.
Residents in Sydney's south affected by the storm have been
evacuated to Cronulla Leagues Club.
A Bureau of Meteorology spokesman said it is "very rare to get a
tornado inside Sydney, much less a strong tornado".
"That is the fastest speed that has been recorded in NSW history."
Kurnell local Melanie Bowman said tiles had come off her roof and
powerlines were down.
"I can see the sky from our garage ... I can see lots of parts of
roofs in the street," she said.
"It felt just like a cyclone with hail and high winds."
Sutherland Shire Mayor Carmelo Pesce said he had been in contact
with the office of federal treasurer and local member Scott Morrison,
and expects the minister to make an announcement on Thursday about
the government's disaster response.
Following the roof collapse at Bondi Junction, waiter Michael Seeff
said customers ran out before paying the bill.
"Water was coming down the sides of the walls and onto the floor,"
he told AAP.
Kurnell Public School also suffered damage, with a tree falling on
a classroom and the roof blown off another.
No one was injured with staff and students shifted to a nearby high
school, a Department of Education spokesman said.
Sydney airport has advised passengers to check flight details with
their airlines after Qantas delayed several flights and cancelled
others on Wednesday.
Police said storm-affected Kurnell residents could start returning
to their homes on Wednesday afternoon.
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