Wild winds leave path of destruction across southeastern states
State Emergency Service workers in New South Wales and Victoria have been kept busy since destructive winds swept Australia's southeast.
Crews were called out to clear to fallen trees and powerlines as well as making damaged roofs safe.
Roads were cut in many areas as the clean up continued. Driving became hazardous across Victoria's alpine region, with the Black Spur Drive blocked in the Yarra Valley. (Victoria SES)
The Illawarra region has borne the brunt of the damaging winds in NSW, with multiple incidents of strong wind gusts dislodging roof tiles and windows from buildings onto main thoroughfares and footpaths prompting road closures.
(NSW SES)
High winds caused a massive tree to fall on vehicles outside the Footscray police station in Melbourne.
Tragedy struck yesterday when a man died at Gellibrand in Victoria's southwest after a tree fell on the car he was driving. The female passenger was airlifted to hospital in critical condition.
(Jason South)
This car in Monash, south-east Melbourne, was damaged by a felled tree. (Victoria SES)
With more damaging winds expected tomorrow, authorities are advising residents to move vehicles under cover or away from trees; secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony; keep at least eight metres away from fallen power lines or electric fences.
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