1 day Ago By Hannah Moore
Wild photographs reveal the extensive chaos wrought by severe thunderstorms across much of NSW overnight. Appin and Douglas Park, in Sydney’s southwest, copped the brunt of the damage, with trees brought down, roofs damaged and fences uprooted. About 50 emergency crews from the NSW State Emergency Service (SES), Fire Rescue NSW, Rural Fire Service and NSW Police worked overnight to clear the main access route of Appin Road, which was blocked by fallen trees.
After hours of work, the road was reopened about 2am. Crews will remain in the area on Friday to assist with clean-up efforts. Photos taken in the southwestern suburb on Friday morning show sodden furniture placed out the front of homes, cars dented by trees and fences flattened by the wild weather.
A further 48 emergency call-outs were made in the state’s west overnight on Thursday, with large trees falling onto homes and roads in Wellington. From Thursday afternoon to Friday morning, the SES was called to 365 incidents across the state, with 123 of them in the Sydney metro zone, and 70 in the southeast. NSW SES has urged people to take care as the stormy weather is set to continue, providing key measures to stay safe.
Among them, residents are encouraged to clean their gutters and trim trees away from buildings, and put away loose items in their yards that could fly away and cause damage in strong winds..
