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Australia: Five children killed and four injured as wind blows bouncy castle

Five children died and four others are injured after falling from a bouncy castle that was blown into the air in Australia, police said. The accident, caused by a wind gust, happened on Thursday at a primary school fun day in Devonport, Tasmania. Police said the children aged between aged 10-12 had fallen from 32ft.<br />'' <br />''A wind gust had reportedly caused the jumping castle and inflatable balls to lift into the air, Tasmanian Police Commissioner Darren Hine said. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison described the accident as unthinkably heartbreaking. Devonport, on Tasmania's northern coast, is a small port city with just under 30,000 residents.<br />

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