First Spring Storm Hits Canberra

Wednesday, 17 September 2008

 

The first big Spring storm hit Canberra on Monday afternoon (15 Sep) in the form of rain and gale-force wind. Rivers Unit put two crews out in the field at about 1700hrs and worked in the atrocious conditions until 2200hrs, when all of the jobs were cleared.  The ACTSES completed about 77 storm-related jobs all up.

 

Related News Articles
4 Canberra Times - (http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/boy-injured-by-falling-tree-as-winds-cause-chaos/1273278.aspx)
4 ABC News - (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/16/2365464.htm)
4 ABC News - (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/15/2365251.htm)

 

 

 

 

 
   
   

Disclaimer: This site was developed by Rivers Unit volunteers. It is not a an official ACT Emergency Services Agency (ACT ESA) web site and some views shared in this web site are not necessarily the views of the ACT ESA. Information in this site should not be relied upon to deal with an emergency.
 

Site Last Updated: 01/10/2008