Trees falling articles
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"I had seconds to grab my baby and dodge falling oak tree
A Sheffield mum has described how she grabbed her baby and dodged out the way of a 15-metre tall oak tree as it came crashing down in a city park. Francesca Dodd, aged 25, says she and her nine-month-old daughter, Lily Joy Wright, had only stopped for a rest on a bench in Endcliffe Park at around 4pm on Sunday (April 14) when she heard a “horrendous noise” behind her. “If that bench had been a metre to the left I think we would both have been killed,” Fran told The Star. “I can only describe the...
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Busy Main Route Reopens After Tree Falls In Westchester
This story has been updated. A part of a busy main route in Westchester has reopened to traffic after being briefly closed thanks to a downed tree. Hillside Avenue (Route 100) in Greenburgh at the intersection with Valimar Boulevard reopened at around 4 p.m. after being closed for less than two hours after a tree fell on the roadway, Greenburgh Police said on Friday, April 12. The department said the road was reopened so fast thanks to "outstanding work" from the Town of Greenburgh Department...
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EBR homeowner remains positive after tree falls on home
BATON ROUGE - Wednesday morning's storm system brought a good deal of damage to the capital area, with downed trees and powerlines on homes and roadways. Donna Powell is a homeowner whose house near Florida Boulevard sustained damage. Despite the home's damage to its front after a large tree collapsed onto it, she's choosing to look at the bright side, like the fact that no one in the house was injured."To me it doesn't seem like a lot of damage compared to damages that I've seen other...