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Sydney hailstorm bill expected to top $20 million

Sydney residents are assessing the damage from last night's hail storm.

Sydney residents are assessing the damage from last night's hail storm. Source: Instagram

Morning news bulletin in Arabic.


The bill for the "catastrophic" hail storm that struck Sydney and other parts of NSW is expected to be more than $20 million with 15,000 people lodging claims so far.

Multiple storm fronts converged on the Hunter Valley, Wollongong and Sydney on Thursday afternoon, prompting a severe weather warning from the Bureau of Meteorology.

Listen to the news bulletin in Arabic above


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