Wild weather lashes large swathes of Tasmania, with snowfall and damaging winds toppling trees and forcing rescues.
Wild weather has lashed large swathes of Tasmania, with snowfall and damaging winds toppling trees and forcing rescues.Eight people in two separate groups were rescued from kunanyi/Mt Wellington after becoming trappedThe Bureau of Meteorology said the worst of the damaging winds had likely passed
They were found three hours later sheltering behind rocks and were taken to hospital with hypothermia. "The pair lost at night on the mountain did not find shelter and would almost certainly have perished if it wasn't for the tenacity of the rescuers. They were very lucky. Ben Lomond Road is marked as hazardous and should be avoided, advising drivers to use snow chains if they must travel.Several roads across Tasmania remain closed due to damaging winds that brought powerlines and trees down., with a man taken to the Launceston General Hospital with serious injuries.
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