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05th Mar 2014

Strewth! Insane pictures of the thunderstorm over Sydney today

These look like they were taken straight from the set of a disaster movie.

Conor Heneghan

These look like they were taken straight from the set of a disaster movie.

The common perception of Sydney might well be of throngs of very fit and very happy looking  people chilling out on Bondi or one of the city’s other glamorous beaches, but Australia’s biggest city does have to put up with the worst that Mother Nature has to offer every now and again.

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain have battered the city in the last 24 hours, causing major traffic delays and disruption to flights going in and out of Sydney airport, with the inclement weather set to last for the next few days at least.

Various reports and testimonies from Sydney residents on social media have described the scene in the city currently as ‘apocalyptic’ and looking at some of the pictures that have surfaced over the last day or so, it’s hard to disagree.

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Yikes!

Pics via Getty

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