One man was injured by lightning, at least 12 cars were swamped by stormwater and 19,000 homes and businesses were blacked out as summer thunderstorms dumped heavy rain on Sydney yesterday.
The storm systems moved across Sydney from south to east with more than 20 millimetres of rain recorded in the city's south-west. The storm and its associated flash flooding and lightning caused serious delays for people trying to travel by road, rail and air.
Man injured, 19,000 premises lose power during freak Sydney storm - 01 Mar 2007 - World News - New Zealand Herald
