Clean-up after wild Sydney storms begins

A massive clean-up of branches and debris is underway in Sydney after severe thunderstorms swept across the city overnight, bringing strong winds, giant hail and heavy rainfall.

Hail wraps this suburban backyard in a blanket of white. P

Volunteers have begun removing branches and clearing storm debris as emergency crews work to restore power to about 8650 homes and businesses across the Illawarra region, Southerland Highlands and Macarthur district.

Very dangerous thunderstorms were detected near Blacktown and Riverstone, the Bureau of Meteorology said on Thursday evening, encouraging people to “bring umbrellas” as the rain is expected to continue for the rest of the week and well into mid next week.

The storms moved east with severe thunderstorms hitting the city and eastern suburbs by nightfall.

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