Apologies for the delay in getting these images up, I have been busy writing my first paper for publication.
So the damage at the ANU was pretty extensive as an article in ANU’s On Campus Newsletter reports…
“Just under 60 buildings across campus received major damage this week during one of the worst storms to hit Canberra in recorded history. The freak storm cut a swathe from Belconnen to Civic late on Tuesday 27 February, pelting the area in large hailstones and heavy rain. A thick layer of hail still carpeted the campus on Wednesday morning when University authorities began an extensive damage assessment and clean-up operation. Water inundation was the most common cause of damage in many buildings, where gutters were blocked by hail and roofs gave way under heavy loads of rain. This resulted in extensive harm to ceilings, walls, carpets, computers, books and documents. The School of Art, School of Music, Chifley Library, and the Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering, and Computer Science and Information and Technology buildings were among the hardest hit. The hail also damaged some windows and skylights on campus, destroying up to 80 per cent of the glasshouses at the School of Botany and Zoology. Several more buildings received minor damage, mostly related to water leaks.”
The full article can be found here.
At lunch on the day after the storm here my research group went for its usual walk to the other side of campus for lunch and the following are photos of some of the things we saw.
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