1 Dead as Winds Batter Australia’s East Coast

A woman has been killed by a falling tree as wind gusts of over 100 km/h hit much of Australia’s east coast.

State Emergency Service Tasmania personnel conduct operations at Mersey in Tasmania, Australia, Aug. 31, 2024. AAP Image/Supplied by Tasmania State Emergency Service

Destructive winds are causing havoc on Australia’s east coast, already claiming one life and leaving tens of thousands of people without power.

A 63-year-old woman died when a tree struck a cabin at a holiday park in Moama, on the New South Wales (NSW)-Victorian border on Sunday night. She is yet to be formally identified.