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Pictures: Brisbane storm flips planes and blows off roofs

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Hailstones
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A severe storm has swept through the city of Brisbane in Australia, dropping hailstones the size of golf balls.

Man checks damage to his parents' home
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It caused widespread damage to the city and left up to 90,000 homes without power.

Roofless flat
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Winds reached 85 miles per hour - strong enough to blow off the roof of this man's home.

Plane that's been flipped over
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Planes like this one were flipped over. Thankfully no one has been seriously injured.

Cars drive through floodwater
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The storm also brought flooding to the city, which has a population of 2.2 million people.

Man photographs hailstones
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A huge clean-up operation has started, but it's thought the cost of the damage could be as much as £54 million.