A dust storm blankets Sydney’s iconic Opera House at sunrise. A huge outback dust storm swept eastern Australia and blanketed Sydney, disrupting transport, forcing people indoors and stripping thousands of tonnes of valuable farmland topsoil.
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The Sydney Harbour Bridge is shrouded in an eerie blanket of dust. Sydney’s cars and buildings turned orange as strong winds blew desert dust across the city, snarling commuter and air transport and prompting a warning for children and the elderly to stay indoors.
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Women cover their faces as they leave Main Beach, Noosa Heads after a huge outback dust storm swept eastern Australia and blanketed Sydney on Wednesday, disrupting transport, forcing people indoors.
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Seagulls reluctantly take flight in the high winds as a dust storm blankets Bondi Beach in Sydney.
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Six-year-old Ariella (top) and her three-year-old sister Romy enjoy an early morning swing amid a dust storm in Balmain, Sydney.
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A surfer walks up the sand in a dust storm at Bondi Beach in Sydney.
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The Sydney Harbour Bridge is covered with orange desert dust. Severe wind storms in the west of New South Wales have blown a dust cloud that has engulfed Sydney and surrounding areas.
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A man walks his dog through Observatory Hill near Sydney. Sydney’s cars and buildings turned orange as strong winds blew desert dust across the city.
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The bonnet of a car parked at Circular Quay is covered with dust as the Sydney Harbour Bridge is shrouded in an eerie blanket of dust.
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A woman covers her face as she walks through the central business district of Sydney as it is shrouded in an eerie blanket of dust. Sydney’s cars and buildings turned orange as strong winds blew desert dust across the city, snarling commuter and air transport and prompting a warning for children and the elderly to stay indoors.
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A combination of two images of the Sydney business district skyline, photographed at 6:30 a.m. A huge outback dust storm swept eastern Australia and blanketed Sydney on Wednesday, disrupting transport, forcing people indoors.
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A combination of two images of the Sydney central business district skyline, photographed at 6:30 a.m. A huge outback dust storm swept eastern Australia and blanketed Sydney, disrupting transport, forcing people indoors.
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A combination of two images of Sydney’s iconic Opera House, photographed at 6:15 a.m. (top) and 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 23. A huge outback dust storm swept eastern Australia and blanketed Sydney on Wednesday, disrupting transport, forcing people indoors and stripping thousands of tonnes of valuable farmland topsoil.
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An enhanced colour satellite image shows the dust storm covering over eastern Australia in . An outback dust storm swept across eastern Australia and blanketed Sydney on Wednesday, disrupting transport and placing health authorities on alert for widespread respiratory illness.
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