'A sea of white': Port Augusta business owners face hefty cost in storm damage

  • 📰 abcnews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 28 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 15%
  • Publisher: 83%

Sverige Nyheter Nyheter

Sverige Senaste nytt,Sverige Rubriker

South Australian business and home owners in the Spencer Gulf are counting their losses after a heavy downpour and hail cause flooding and collapsed ceilings.

Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleSouth Australian business and home owners in the Spencer Gulf are counting their losses after heavy rain and hail caused flooding and collapsed ceilings.Storm damage was also reported in Whyalla, Stirling North and QuornThe Bureau of Meteorology recorded almost 40 mm of rainfall in Port Augusta, with 21 mm alone in half an hour from 4pm on Wednesday.

Callers reported "water ingress into houses through things like skylights, through hail damage, and also flooding coming through low levels of the house," SES Flinders Ranges district officer Mike Baker said. Broken Hill also faced a deluge of almost 40 mm yesterday, while Orroroo and Quorn were also hit with heavy rain.Ms Coles said the cinema's $30,000 screen and carpets would have to be replaced."It was like a waterfall running down our screens, our speakers were all sitting in water," she told ABC Radio Adelaide.

 

Tack för din kommentar. Din kommentar kommer att publiceras efter att ha granskats.

waynecarey passing on through

Climate change= way more unpredictable weather situations thus creating potential instability this could be a perfect example the more extreme climate change gets the more expensive it will cost everybody to clean up these damages hence why we need to act now not ignore it.

Media revelling in it.

Vi har sammanfattat den här nyheten så att du kan läsa den snabbt. Om du är intresserad av nyheterna kan du läsa hela texten här. Läs mer:

 /  🏆 5. in SE

Sverige Senaste nytt, Sverige Rubriker