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Water taxi passes under the Sydney Harbour Bridge as a dust storm blankets the city
23 Sep 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A water taxi passes under the Sydney Harbour Bridge as a dust storm blankets the city September 23, 2009. An outback dust storm swept across eastern Australia and blanketed Sydney on Wednesday, disrupting transport and placing health authorities on alert for widespread respiratory illness. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT DISASTER CITYSCAPE)
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