Volunteers cleaning up after a deadly storm swept across Melbourne have returned for a third day as 13,000 homes and businesses remain without power.
Three people were killed by falling trees, including four-year-old Ayan Kapoor, when winds up to 158km/h hit the state on Thursday night.
He said the majority of those were AusNet customers in the city’s outer east, with the provider working as quickly as possible to repair the extensive damage to the network.A tree that fell onto a house in Koala St, Belgrave. Picture: David CroslingA truck takes away the trunk of the tree that fell and killed a four-year-old boy in Blackburn South. Picture: Tony Gough“It’s very tragic circumstances and I know this will be a very difficult time for them,” he said.
About 150 jobs remain outstanding, with SES volunteers returning to the streets for a third day on Saturday to continue the clean-up.Two Victorians have told how they smashed a window to help their neighbour who has dementia after a tree fell on her house and trapped her during horrific storms overnight.
The Maroondah Highway is also expected to remain closed through the Black Spur until 4pm on Saturday as crews work to remove trees between Healesville and Narbethong that came down in the storm.
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