One year on: emergency services braced for hail and storms
ACT ESA commissioner Georgeina Whelan with ACT SES chief officer Anthony Draheim. TODAY (January 20) marks 12 months since Canberra’s largest and most destructive hailstorm on record, and the ACT Emergency Services Agency (ACTESA) says they’re well prepared for future storm seasons. The event saw golf-ball-sized hail cause severe damage across Canberra, with winds reaching 117 km/h knocking over trees and power lines and resulting in around 1000 homes losing power. “The ACT has never seen anything like it,” said SES chief officer Andrew Draheim. “We received a record 2500 calls aski...
Source: citynews.com.au