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Dust storm whips Sydney; flight chaos
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-09-23 10:17
The state ambulance service reported an increase in calls from people suffering breathing problems, and officials urged people with asthma or heart or lung diseases not to go outside. "Keeping yourself indoors today is the main thing to do if you have any of those conditions and particularly if you're a known sensitive sufferer such as children, older adults or pregnant women," said Wayne Smith, a senior state health official. Sydneysiders coughed and hacked their way through their morning commute, rubbing grit from their eyes. Some wore masks, wrapped their faces in scarves or pressed cloths over their noses and mouths to keep the dust out. Amateur photographers stopped in the middle of busy intersections to snap photos of the dust-covered streets, and cars were covered in a thin film of red.
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