Backyard disaster zone
A rather large conifer has been uprooted in our backyard destroying the back fence (due to be replaced anyway) and the chook pen.
Climate change.
Photos shortly. Photos online.
edit 1225 hours: The Channel 7 News helicopter was just hovering over our house.
Dad surveys the damage.
This car was in the wrong place last night.
Our kitchen scraps disposal units/bantams are fine.
Last Update: Saturday, September 17, 2005. 9:41am (AEST)
Perth storm damages homes, cuts power
State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers in Western Australia are attending to over 50 calls in the Perth metropolitan area following this morning's wild storm.
Many of the calls are from Subiaco where winds have ripped off roofs, uprooted trees and brought down power lines.
Western Power says over 100 customers are without power but it should be restored within the next couple of hours.
A high voltage line has also been brought down by trees in the hills suburb of Bickley.
The Bureau of Meteorology says some areas have been hit by winds of over 100 kilometres an hour.
SES spokesman Darryl Ott says most of the damage is in the northern suburbs.
"The areas effected predominantly are up around the Padbury Kingsley area, Subiaco and Ocean Reef - Subiaco appears to be the worst-hit at present," he said.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200509/s1462444.htm