Showing posts with label house damage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label house damage. Show all posts

Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Super-storm Sandy proves fatal for some on the US East coast

A large tree in Methuen, Mass. Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 lays atop power lines due to Monday's hybrid superstorm Sandy. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
A large tree in Methuen, Mass. Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 lays atop power lines due to Monday's hybrid superstorm Sandy. Sandy caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Written by
Allen G. Breed and Tom Hays
Associated Press


"NEW YORK — Millions of people from Maine to the Carolinas awoke Tuesday without electricity, and an eerily quiet New York City was all but closed off by car, train and air as superstorm Sandy steamed inland, still delivering punishing wind and rain. The U.S. death toll climbed to 39, many of the victims killed by falling trees.
The most devastating storm in decades to hit the country’s most densely populated region upended man and nature as it rolled back the clock on 21st-century lives, cutting off modern communication and leaving millions without power Tuesday as thousands who fled their water-menaced homes wondered when — if — life would return to normal."


In earlier days rural development would see the house paddocks cleared of trees to make way for the family farm home to be built.  Today in urban areas, trees offer a beautiful asset and increase the value and attractiveness of your street-cape and neighborhood.

Monday, 1 October 2012

Storm season kick-off

The Gap 2008 Storm damage: ABC News image
Now that Australian AFL/NRL football codes have been settled with Grand final matches, the spring summer seasonal storm period is upon us.

Most structural inspections will focus on defective items or damage that may be present within the house structure.  This is fine however its worth considering items left of field (or backyard) that can cause harm and result in lost of property or even death.