Posts Tagged ‘Falling Tree’

Gale Force Winds bring trees down in VIC

On the weekend trees were brought down by wild weather across Melbourne and Victoria.

Gusts of wind up to 110 kilometres per hour were recorded.

A tree crashed into a house in Belgrave, while trees crashed onto roads in country Victoria.


Woman killed by falling tree in Victoria

A 49-year-old woman died after being struck by a fallen gum tree while walking across a basketball court at Highview Christian Community College in Maryborough on June 30 after Victoria after strong winds lashed much of the state.

Horsham was worst hit with falling trees doing damage to units and cars.

Trees falling on power lines caused state-wide blackouts.


Marie Antoinette’s tree at Versailles falls over

The tall two century old purple beech tree planted by Marie Antoinette has come down after high winds during a storm in which 21 people died …

The facus sylvatica purpura was planted in 1786