12 minutes agoEurope burns with heat, Australia with minus temperature
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)While Europe has been engulfed by the African heat, Southeast Australia has been hit by a cold wave, with temperatures that hang about minus three degrees in mountainous areas, with a dead man when a tree branch fell on him. Since Saturday, meteorological services issued a warning against strong winds and [...]
Since Saturday, meteorological services issued a warning against strong, cold winds, snow, and frost.
Snow, cold temperatures, and difficult driving conditions have led to road closures throughout Victoria, reports Australia's ABC news site.
Some cities were reportedly covered in snow for the first time in decades.
An elderly man (68) died yesterday skiing in New South Wales, when a large branch of trees fell on it.
Resorter Bow Mountain is completely out of snow, and rescue crews are trying to clear the streets.
Emergency Service said it had received 145 calls for help throughout the country, and more than half of those calls were from fallen trees.
