Thursday, April 23, 2009

Tree uprooted and crashes into construction site during storm in Changi Village

Tree uprooted and crashes into construction site during storm in Changi Village
The storm last night (April 23) had uprooted this tree in Changi Village, causing it to crash onto the barrier of a construction site.

STOMPer Saurav, who took these photos, said:

"Luckily the storm happened at night, so the site was empty and hopefully nobody was hurt."

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Wild wind wreaks havoc (24th April 2009) (mirror)
Gusty winds and rain wreak havoc (24th April 2009) (mirror)
Gusty winds wreak havoc (24th April 2009)
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Related post: Storm winds whip S'pore: Just look at the damage caused (23rd April 2009)

I hope it's not one of the trees used as a nest site for the Oriental pied hornbills (Anthracoceros albirostris)...