Sydney smashed by strong winds and big swells

Two people have been injured after strong winds knocked over a tree in Sydney's Hyde Park as wild weather lashed the city.

The tree came down at the park on Elizabeth Street and Market Street in Sydney's CBD, near St James train station. Two people were being treated for minor injuries.

The intense winds have sparked emergency call-outs across the city and created wild scenes for the Manly Ferry, passengers clinging on as it battled huge waves.

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