Sydney weather: man killed by flying gas bottle as NSW storms cut power to thousands

Man dies in The Rocks after being struck by gas bottle in severe wind gusts as Ausgrid says lightning storm cut electricity to 72,000 properties in Sydney

A man is dead, thousands of people are without power and transport services are disrupted on Wednesday morning after thunderstorms wreaked havoc across Sydney and coastal regions, just weeks after record downpours caused major flooding.

Damaging winds of about 110km/h hit North Head, with other areas also blasted by gusts over 100km/h on Tuesday night.