Fallen trees create traffic chaos as wild weather continues across Victoria

Wild climate has wreaked havoc throughout Victoria with sturdy winds snapping timber, and heavy hail battering houses.
The sturdy winds have introduced down energy traces as roads and prepare traces are lower off inflicting site visitors chaos.
The Victorian State Emergency Service (SES) has responded to greater than 1400 callouts and greater than 1000 fallen timber since Saturday.

Wild climate has wreaked havoc throughout Victoria with sturdy winds snapping timber in Leongatha.(9)

A tree has fallen throughout a street in Lynbrook, about 36km from Melbourne. (9)

About 90 kilometres east of Melbourne, an aged man was trapped inside his Drouin residence after a tree fell over his unit.
A balcony was additionally destroyed in Eltham whereas a person is recovering in hospital after he was struck by lightning in Bendigo.
A number of prepare traces are down throughout Melbourne tonight on account of fallen timber, with buses changing trains on elements of the Sandringham line.
SES State Company Commander Geb Abbott mentioned on account of floor saturation, the chance of timber and powerlines toppling was elevated.
Abbott mentioned sturdy wind gusts have been going to proceed over the approaching days.
"It is definitely been a wild weekend of climate," she mentioned.

Fallen timber have crushed automobiles in Melbourne. (9)

"It does not take a lot for timber to fall with these situations."
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued extreme climate warnings for damaging winds throughout Victoria on Monday, together with metropolitan Melbourne.
A number of the strongest wind gusts have been recorded in Victoria, with 119 km/h at Wilsons Promontory, which is about 237km from Melbourne.

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