Massive tree flattens wall
Great damage was caused to a property along Athlone Avenue on Sunday morning, when part of a massive tree fell over.
The Thakally family was in church when the incident took place and were contacted by their domestic worker who was in the house at the time.
“We could not believe what we saw when we arrived home,” said Shireen Thakally.
Half of the tree growing on the pavement, right in front of our house, fell onto our outside wall and into our property.”
A large portion of the wall and palisade were flattened and a section of the tree landed on the roof and a car port next to the house.
The windows of one of the bedrooms were broken and damage to the roof and gutters will still have to be determined.
Shireen and her husband, Teddy, are grateful that nobody was injured.
Workers from the Ekurhuleni Metro Parks Department were at the house on Monday morning, to clear up the mess.
