News Today, October 26, 2009

A woman (L) shelters under an umbrella during wet and windy conditions as she walks past a water fountain feature at the start of the working week in Sydney on October 26, 2009. Parts of Sydney were hit by flooding as storms hit on October 25, but officials withdrew a thunderstorm warning for October 26 urging residents to watch out for strong coastal winds and more flash-floods.



SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 25: Families walk on the Bridge during a picnic breakfast on the Sydney Harbour Bridge on October 25, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. For the first time in its history, Australia's iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge will be closed to commuter traffic to host 6,000 people for the ultimate picnic breakfast. This unique production, dubbed 'Breakfast on the Bridge,' is a brand new event introduced as part of Crave Sydney, a new celebration of Sydney's unmatched way of life with 31 days of food, outdoor art and fun during the month of October.



People arrive to eat breakfast at the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Central Sydney October 25, 2009. Thousands of people attended the Breakfast on the Bridge event as part of the Crave festival, one month of food, art, comedy and outdoor fun, which runs until October 31.



Sydneysiders struggle with wet and windy conditions as they walk past a water fountain feature at the start of the working week in Sydney on October 26, 2009. Parts of Sydney were hit by flooding as storms hit on October 25, but officials withdrew a thunderstorm warning for October 26 urging residents to watch out for strong coastal winds and more flash-floods.



A man with a covered trolley makes his way through the city centre during wet and windy conditions at the start of the working week in Sydney on October 26, 2009. Parts of Sydney were hit by flooding as storms hit on October 25, but officials withdrew a thunderstorm warning for October 26 urging residents to watch out for strong coastal winds and more flash-floods.



A woman with a child in a pusher struggles with wet and windy conditions as she walks through the city centre at the start of the working week in Sydney on October 26, 2009. Parts of Sydney were hit by flooding as storms hit on October 25, but officials withdrew a thunderstorm warning for October 26 urging residents to watch out for strong coastal winds and more flash-floods.


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