Women Killed by Tree

Jeff Darby · 17th June 2010, 07:02 PM

Women killed by falling tree

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A woman has died after she was hit by a falling tree at Woori Yallock, east of Melbourne, as heavy storms swept across the state.

An Ambulance Victoria spokesman says the woman was hit by a tree around 11:00am (AEST) and died at the scene.

The wild weather has brought down trees and cut power to some areas.

Justin Kibell from the State Emergency Service (SES) says they have had 300 calls for help so far today after receiving about 100 calls overnight.

"These requests have been around trees that have been blown down on to roads or on to property, on to cars," he said.

"We've also had a number of roofs that have been dislodged with roofing materials blown off."

About 10,000 homes across the state lost power as the storm front swept through.

Most of the outages were caused by trees falling on to power lines.

About 4,000 homes lost power around Ballarat, and about 6,000 homes in western, northern and central Victoria were blacked out.

Authorities are warning people to stay away from fallen power lines.

In Melbourne, a light pole blown across the Tullamarine Freeway near the Western Ring Road forced the closure of two in-bound lanes.

In north-east Victoria, a roof has been torn off a house at Tatura and other buildings in the area have been damaged by the strong winds.

Several major roads in the region are blocked by trees, including the Hume Freeway near Violet Town.

Thousands of homes and businesses are without power.

There are reports of snow at Gordon and snow flurries have fallen in heavy squalls central Melbourne.

Ballarat mayor Judy Verlin was driving in the storm and says it got so dark, many motorists have switched their lights on.

The storms follow high winds in some areas overnight, which did not cause the damage previously predicted.

Wind gusts of up to 143 kilometres were recorded at Mount Hotham and some trees were brought down in higher gusts.

With 100 kilometre per hour winds and heavy rain forecast police are advising motorists to take extra care on the roads.

Dean Zabrieszach from VicRoads says drivers should slow down while conditions remain hazardous.

"We're asking all drivers to leave plenty of distance between themselves and the car in front," he said.

"Drive a little bit more slowly, you don't have to drive at the speed limit, and it's important that people turn their lights on so people can see."

Weather News - Woman dies as storms, snow hits Victoria

Eric Frei · 18th June 2010, 12:31 AM

Sounds like some wild weather and lots of tree work coming.

Pretty unlucky to get struck by a tree, wrong place at the wrong time. Sad, very sad.

Apocalypsse · 18th June 2010, 01:57 AM

There was minimal damage during the night, the only damage came from a quick 15 minute storm mid morning. Super strong winds and rain, trees/limbs/mess everywhere with calls coming in every 10 minutes. The storm caused some crazy shit. There were these concreters in Mill Park, a branch about as thick is a V can 6ft long came flying off a tree like a bullet and busted up some roof tiles.

loggerBOB · 19th June 2010, 12:23 AM

was in b'rat yesterday with the SES lots of damage to the sebastopol area Trees and roofs

18th June 2010, 12:31 AM	#2
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Re: Women Killed by Tree Sounds like some wild weather and lots of tree work coming. Pretty unlucky to get struck by a tree, wrong place at the wrong time. Sad, very sad. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

18th June 2010, 01:57 AM	#3
Apocalypsse Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,154	Re: Women Killed by Tree There was minimal damage during the night, the only damage came from a quick 15 minute storm mid morning. Super strong winds and rain, trees/limbs/mess everywhere with calls coming in every 10 minutes. The storm caused some crazy shit. There were these concreters in Mill Park, a branch about as thick is a V can 6ft long came flying off a tree like a bullet and busted up some roof tiles.

19th June 2010, 12:23 AM	#4
loggerBOB Former Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Daylesford.Aus Posts: 47	Re: Women Killed by Tree was in b'rat yesterday with the SES lots of damage to the sebastopol area Trees and roofs

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