Two women have been crushed by a fallen tree as storms smashed Sydney, with crews working for more than an hour to free them.

Two women were taken to St Vincent’s Hospital after a large fig tree fell on them in Hyde Park.

Two women were taken to St Vincent’s Hospital after a large fig tree fell on them in Hyde Park.

Two women were taken to St Vincent’s Hospital after a large fig tree fell on them in Hyde Park.

Two women were taken to St Vincent’s Hospital after a large fig tree fell on them in Hyde Park.

More than 1,000 trees have fallen in Sydney as wild weather causes problems around city

A car fire inside one of Sydney’s busiest tunnels has sparked a traffic nightmare, with emergency services scrambling to extinguish the blaze.

KUALA LUMPUR: A monkey pod tree (Enterolobium saman), estimated to be more than 35 years old, fell across Jalan Pudu near Wisma Magnum yesterday...

Emergency services were called to a unit in Sydney’s north west where a man was found unconscious after reports of an alleged assault.

The emergency - caused when the gas main was struck by a third party - has now been resolved, Vector says.