Damaging winds uproot trees, down power lines across Sydney.

Strong winds have torn awnings from shopfronts, downed power lines and uprooted trees across Sydney, including in the CBD, where two people were injured after a large fig fell on them in Hyde Park.

Wind speeds as high as 120km/h were recorded in Sydney on Friday, with the SES responding to about 2100 requests for assistance.

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