Canberra
April 2003
Three months after the
devastation, a visit to some of
It’s hard to imagine the
nature and extent of the devastation till you see it. These pictures give but a
clue.
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This sign is only lightly singed. Others looked worse. Along the edge of the road are wilted plastic guide-posts which look like ailing plants.
This is the remains of the Cotter restaurant. I’ve been coming here since the 70’s and, though it’s nothing special as buildings go, it’s sad to see it this way. I can’t imagine seeing the same happen to my house. |
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This tree is the
diameter of a full-sized power pole.
The wind has come through here and carved a great swathe through the
forrest, snapping the trees like twigs. |
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The extend of the devastation is just amazing. Sobering to realise that it extends way down into Victoria. |
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