厳しい hailstorm wreaks havoc in Canberra
A 猛烈な/残忍な hailstorm has pelted Canberra with 石/投石するs the size of ゴルフ balls (打撃,刑罰などを)与えるing 厳しい 損失 across the 国家の 資本/首都.
Monday afternoon's 15-minute 嵐/襲撃する 誘発するd more than 1750 calls for help to the ACT 緊急 Services 機関.
緊急 services will work through the night to 答える/応じる to roof and window 損失, fallen trees and 電気の hazards.
Hundreds of windscreens were 粉砕するd at Old 議会 House, the Australian 国家の University and other parts of the city.
The worst-影響する/感情d areas were Belconnen in Canberra's north, the city centre and the inner south.
ACT 救急車 Service …に出席するd to two people with minor 傷害s from the 嵐/襲撃する.
支店s were stripped from trees during the destructive 爆破, with a 勝利,勝つd gust of 117km/h 記録,記録的な/記録するd at Canberra Airport.
More than 1000 homes lost 力/強力にする, but most had been 回復するd during the afternoon
The 嵐/襲撃する thrashed 議会 House, which looked like snow had fallen, but the building escaped serious 損失.
The Department of 議会の Services said 乗り物s outside the building and some parts of the surrounding landscape 苦しむd 重要な 損失.
"Fortunately no 傷害s to people have been 報告(する)/憶測d, and only glazing on some skylights appears to have been 衝撃d by the 嵐/襲撃する," a spokesperson told AAP.
"Beyond that there appears to have been no 重要な building 損失 報告(する)/憶測d or identified at this 行う/開催する/段階."
Old 議会 House の近くにd to 訪問者s soon after the 嵐/襲撃する struck.
Canberra 小旅行する guide Tim the Yowie Man tweeted a picture of the 国家の Sound and Film 古記録's roof 存在 穴をあけるd "like 弾丸s".
It remained open to 訪問者s on Monday にもかかわらず the 損失.
"No staff or 訪問者s have been 負傷させるd, and the NFSA collection is 安全な from 損失," a 広報担当者 told AAP.
"Our Acton building 苦しむd 損失 resulting from the 雷雨, 含むing broken skylights. A number of 乗り物s in the parking areas were also 影響する/感情d."
However, the 国家の 古記録s of Australia was の近くにd 予定 to 損失.
The 国家の Museum of Australia also shut its doors after the 嵐/襲撃する tore 外部の roofing, 損失d shade cloths and 原因(となる)d 漏れるs in 回廊(地帯)s, the cafe and galleries.
Animals were 負傷させるd during the 嵐/襲撃する, with 議会 staff looking after a 血まみれのd crow that copped a hailstone to its 長,率いる.
The wild 天候 is the 最新の 新たな展開 in Canberra's bizarre summer after the city was choked with 厚い bushfire smoke over the past month.