Kirkstall residents escape falling tree - Warrnambool Standard - September 8, 2023 - video Dailymotion

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00:35 We're here in Great Bristol with Port Ferry SES Deputy Controller Hannah Morris.

00:40 Hannah, can you tell me what's been happening across the region?

00:43 It's been quite wild this morning.

00:45 Yeah, it has, Rach. It's been a wild night across South West.

00:49 We've currently got about 300 requests for assistance across the South West,

00:53 covering from Portland through to Port Ferry, Haywood, Hamilton and Warrnambool.

00:57 Warrnambool's currently the most affected area.

01:00 They've got about 160 outstanding events at the moment.

01:03 We've still got really high winds at the moment as well,

01:06 so we're just, yeah, triaging jobs the best we can.

01:10 Absolutely. And tell me what's happened behind us.

01:12 Are trees fallen on a house in Perkstor?

01:15 Yeah, so we've had a large tree come down on the house behind us here,

01:19 so there's a little bit of damage to the house,

01:21 and obviously the tree's still - half of the tree's still standing as well.

01:25 Yeah, excellent. And what's the message to people who are out and about?

01:29 Yeah, absolutely. I guess if you're on the roads at the moment,

01:32 please just slow down and travel to the conditions.

01:34 There's still a lot of showers and heavy rain coming through as well,

01:38 and obviously the winds are going to be expected to stay strong for most of today.

01:43 Monitor the Bureau of Meteorology website.

01:46 All of the severe weather warnings and warnings will be current on there,

01:49 and also the Vic Emergency app is the best place to get all the up-to-date information.

01:55 Brilliant. Thank you, Hannah.

01:56 No problem. Thank you.