Overview

• More than 140 domestic flights were canceled at Sydney Airport during the storm’s peak intensity.
• Meter-high coastal waves forced ferry services to suspend operations, prompting authorities to close major roads.
• Tens of thousands of homes lost electricity when powerful gusts toppled power lines.
• Regional emergency services issued hazard warnings recommending remote work to limit travel on flooded, debris-strewn roads.
• Aussie Ark’s Barrington Tops sanctuary reported structural collapse under heavy rain, cyclonic winds plus snow, endangering threatened wildlife recovery programs.