Thursday, March 1, 2012

NSW: Residents flee as tree hangs over their home

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NSW: Residents flee as tree hangs over their home

SYDNEY, Feb 23 AAP - A family today fled their home after a huge tree fell againstanother tree, threatening their home on the NSW mid-north coast.

A State Emergency Service (SES) spokeswoman said recent wet weather caused soil aroundthe tree to loosen and allow the 35-metre eucalypt to slump to a 45 degree angle.

The property at Smith Lake, a village 25 kilometres south of Forster, was cordonedoff until two …

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