SYDNEY, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Two people have been injured after a tree fell amid heavy winds in central Sydney.
The large tree was brought down by strong winds at about 3 p.m. local time on Friday in Hyde Park in the central business district of Sydney, the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW).
Emergency services attended the scene where two women, aged 35 and 66, were treated for minor injuries by ambulance paramedics before being taken to hospital.
Police said they were working to clear the fallen tree from Elizabeth Street, a major road running north-south through central Sydney, and have put traffic diversions in place.
Sydney and surrounding areas in NSW have been hit by a series of intense storms and damaging winds since Wednesday.
The State Emergency Service (SES) has been called 1,572 times to the CBD alone due to damage from the strong winds, local media 9News network reported on Friday. ■
