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Severe Weather Strikes New Zealand, Australia Faces Heat Crisis
10/22/2025
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Story summary
- New Zealand faces severe weather with life-threatening winds up to 150 km/h.
- New Zealand's National MetService has issued red wind alerts for Canterbury.
- A man was killed by a falling branch in Wellington.
- Southeast Australia experiences record October heat and dangerous thunderstorms.
- New South Wales imposes total fire bans due to extreme danger and temperatures may reach 43°C.
