Child Among Dead After Wild Winds Lash Victoria State

A fallen tree is seen laying across a street after the passing of Cyclone Yasi on February 3, 2011 in Townsville, Australia. Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images

A four-year-old boy is among three people killed by falling trees as wild weather lashed Victoria and prompted thousands of calls for help.

Victoria Police confirmed the boy died after being struck by a tree at Hawthorn Rd in Melbourne’s Blackburn South on the morning of Aug 27.