Emergency evacuations are underway after a crane collapses in a powerful storm in western NSW.
The crane was buffeted by a powerful storm before the boom came loose and fell onto a nearby apartment building.abc.net.au/news/dubbo-crane-collapses-in-storm/106499308Emergency evacuations are underway in the western NSW town of Dubbo after a crane collapsed during a powerful storm.
The crane on Blight Street in Dubbo's CBD was buffeted by 115 kilometre an hour winds just before 4pm.A crane has collapsed in the Dubbo's CBD after it was buffeted by strong winds.Dubbo resident Neica Stein had just finished work and was on her way to the pharmacy when the crane started to fall."For a minute we all thought the crane was going to fall on the Best&Less in front of it but it yanked back and fell sideways."Surrounding buildings on Bligh, Wingewarra, Church, Macquarie and Talbragar streets have been evacuated as a precaution.NSW Ambulance said the female crane operator was on site at the time the crane collapsed but was uninjured.A dust storm approaches a farm in Gilgandra, western NSW.It comes as a wild dust storm swept across western NSW, causing significant damage to electricity infrastructure.Traffic lights in the city's CBD have also lost power.Wind gusts of above 90km/h were recorded in Coonamble, Cobar and Mudgee. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Coonabarabran, Merriwa, Kandos, Mullaley, Boggabri and Tambar Springs.ABC Western Plains — local news in your inbox
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