3rd Trip with New Van 2 week in Mulwala & the Tornado

Mulwala     with Fishing friends

Days before  

The day of the Tornado 

where we stayed 

the view from our caravan miniutes after the Tornado 

Arround our van 

This van was in front or us tree through the roof the spare tyres riped off the back of van , the fellow just moved to calm his wife then the tree came down where he was sitting  lucky 

These were on the side of our van but up the back a bit 

on the other side of our van 

This van was next to us and only arrived that afternoon about 3pm the Tornado hit at 715pm 21/3/2013 and this was a brand new van 1st trip out just picked it up 4days ago , tree through the shower.

More arround us  these people were taking to hospital but they ok 

This poor Cookatoo has a broken wing so many birds died and injured 

this van right next to us 

this van was right in front of us the roof wrapped arround a tree belongs to it but lucky they were not in it as they were coming for easter holiday in 2 day time  with 3 kids   so lucky 

Our Car  every panel was damaged, windscreen broken dent on the roof

this is a caravan roof that landed just behind us from the van in front , so it must of flew over our van   lucky 

the SES there hours after till all hours of the morning we were evacuated 10.00am we were one of the lucky ones who could drive out (there were only 2 of us in our area 

Could not belive how this timber was gammed in the window.

Paul repairing the window for the trip out   our van had lost a window and the hatch from the roof of the van and dents all over from the trees blowing arround 

Oh good Paul found my clothes line (not)  we lost our owing,chairs,table was damaged and shoes gone but we were very lucky

these vans were in front of us to, on the side of the van before, 1 upside down the other on it side , they belong to the parents of the family with kids.

this van rolled 3 times with someone in it, he come out with a few cuts, scratches and brusies 

Our boat is under the trees Paul had to use a chain saw to get it out 

Cowling broken the trolling motor busted, and dents in the seat but still floating 

Boats turned upside down there were a few like that 

SES  

The Caravan Park on the way into the reserve it was distroyed,and the next 2 photos same park 

More Repairs before the trip home 

Oh yes  Paul did catch a few fish murry cod  this was about 1hr before the Tornado 

I have more photos could not put them all in , All I can say that we were very lucky to get through this ..