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Cookin' Up Storms Near Sydney

Hey, it turns out it ain't all sunshine and days on the beach Down Under. They don't even seem to be having that drought they were complaining about: in fact massive storms are causing chaos on the east coast of Australia, especially in Sydney's state of New South Wales.

The worst hit areas are the Hunter and Central Coast regions north of Sydney. Sadly, at least nine people have died in the storms, mostly when their cars have been washed off roads. A Qantas plan was even struck by lightning on its way into Sydney, but landed safely. If you can change your travel plans, try and avoid this pretty part of Oz for a while, and wait until the sunny days return. Shouldn't be too long--they do call it the lucky country.

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