Falling tree hits a boy

A boy has been hit by a falling tree, as almost 100 km/hr winds roared through Sydney, ripping off roofs and stopping trains in their tracks.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Rising to an icy blast this morning. This was black
springs turned white.

Speaker 2 (00:09):
Beautiful murder So went to Wonderland Way.

Speaker 1 (00:11):
A fast moving cold front bringing snow west of the
Blue Mountains. Locals making the most of it. Sightseekers too,
names families traveled out from Sydney.

Speaker 3 (00:20):
We're enjoying it.

Speaker 2 (00:21):
We're lowing it over.

Speaker 1 (00:22):
The ski fields are dumping saw white out conditions, treacherous
to be stuck in. Rescue teams called to the Mount
Kosiosco National Park when a team of hikers got into trouble.
A twenty year old man had to be carried out.

Speaker 3 (00:34):
In the fast south of the state. We've had between
thirty and forty centimeters of snow.

Speaker 1 (00:38):
It's a bit. Weather warning was issued for much of
southern New South Wales today, wind gusts of over one
hundred kilometers an hour, wreaking havoc. At Oakley Public School,
a ten year old boy was injured hit by a
falling tree. He's at a stable condition with head injuries.
Trees toppled everywhere today, bringing down power lines.

Speaker 2 (00:56):
At Marrickville, someone's cars underneath. I think it just like
escape the serious beverage.

Speaker 1 (01:02):
The train network didn't services canceled between epping and roads
when falling trees blocked the tracks. Winds stripped roofing from
a shopping center at Hearstville and a community hall in
the Oaks. The SEES has been called to four hundred
jobs statewide. The good news is the system that caused
today's wild winds is already heading offshore. The Bureau says

(01:23):
we should now be in for some fine weather or ahead,
but it won't last and

Speaker 3 (01:27):
To early next week, we're already tracking the likely arrival
of the next cold frontal system and Denny seven US