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Five children have died after the inflatable bouncy castle they were playing in was swept into the air by a sudden gust of wind. Police on the island of Tasmania said the children fell from a height of about 10 metres. The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has described the accident as "unthinkably heartbreaking".

Helen Kempton, a reporter for Tasmania's Mercury news website, visited the Hillcrest Primary School in Devonport where the accident occurred. She said that investigations will be carried out to find out what happened, and that the close-knit community was in "total shock".

"It became very clear, very quickly, that this was a very tragic event."

Photo: A rescue helicoptor arrives at the scene Credit: EPA