The city of Canberra is in cleanup mode after Monday’s violent hailstorm led to a record number of calls for help.
Among the wreckage left in the storm’s wake was a litany of scientific research stored in fragile CSIRO glasshouses.
The CSIRO was among the worst-hit institutions, with 65 glasshouses damaged and years of research lost.
The ACT Emergency Services Agency received a record 2,000 calls for help when the storm swept through, taking out power to more than 1,000 homes across the territory.
Campbell Fuller from the Insurance Council of Australia said the storm had been declared a “catastrophe”, and confirmed nearly 15,000 claims had been lodged in the ACT and Queanbeyan so far.
This declaration means insurance claims will be expedited.
Image: Supplied/Saul Justin Newman
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