A roof at Young Brothers Posts Mosgiel lumberyard crashed to the ground in the wild winds. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON
A tree that fell near Ashburn Clinic at the eastern end of Three Mile Hill Rd in Dunedin blocked the road for a time. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON
Rubbish bins around Dunedin toppled over, spilling their contents — these ones are in Lachlan Ave. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH
Firefighters douse foliage after a tree branch caught fire when it fell on to power lines in Patmos Ave, Leith Valley. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH
One of several trees damaged by the wind in Anzac Ave. Debris from one struck a water pipe, sending water temporarily spurting out over the street. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN
State Highway 8 from Tekapo to Lake Pukaki was closed after a truck’s trailer was blown on to its side. PHOTO: NZTA
Ferocious winds lashed the South yesterday, felling trees, tearing at roofs and leaving emergency crews scrambling to clear debris from roads.
ODT photographers caught of some of the damage caused by the weather.
