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Severe weather in Australia kills one, disrupts flights

Severe thunderstorms in Sydney on Thursday killed at least one person and injured another, police said, with winds of 122 kmph (76 mph) lashing Australia's busiest airport, besides ripping down power lines and closing roads.

A man was killed and a woman passenger suffered critical injuries when a falling tree crushed their car in the city's west, which emergency services said took the initial brunt of the storm.

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