As thousands of Springfield Lakes residents wait for damage to be assessed, Ipswich City Council is working with emergency crews to help residents affected by Saturday’s storms
Springfield, Springfield Lakes and Rosewood were hit hardest as multiple hailstorms carved a path of destruction through Ipswich
Mayor Teresa Harding said Ipswich SES has received more than 1,350 calls for help, including nearly 1,200 in Springfield and Springfield Lakes alone
Nearly 3,000 Springfield Lakes homes remain without power, including mother-of-two Amanda Moran’s rented home
Ms Moran awaits the return of the insurer after hail crashed into her roof on Saturday afternoon
“My daughter’s room looks like it’s about to fall and we have another ceiling that’s bulging,” Ms. Moran said.
« Our roof is broken and the whole street is a mess. I have neighbors whose entire ceilings have collapsed »
She was on the Gold Coast at the height of the storm and arrived home on Saturday afternoon to find her suburb in a state of chaos
« There was debris everywhere, two trucks everywhere I couldn’t believe what I was seeing It was surreal, » she said
“I was in Cairns in 2006 when a Category 5 cyclone hit – Cyclone Larry – and I think it was actually worse »
Jordanian MP Charis Mullen said a reception center has been established at the Springfield Lakes Community Center
“The community is mobilizing and working hard to try to regain a sense of normalcy,” Ms. Mullen said.
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