Skip to content
Sunday, 15 November 2026Malta edition Enquire Malta-24 Briefing @CDNewsDispatch
Malta's world news feed Local perspective with global outlook
CDE.NEWS The Dispatch
Australia

Photo Story: Aftermath of a hailstorm in Canberra

A man holds golf ball-size hail at Parliament House after a severe hail storm hit Canberra, Australia, 20 January 2020. EPA-EFE/MICK TSIKAS

 

Photos of damaged cars are seen parked outside the Treasury Building after a hail storm hit Canberra, Australia, 20 January 2020.

Melbourne and Canberra have been hit by heavy storms, with hail as big as golf balls falling in some areas.

Hundreds of emergency calls were made as hail smashed office windows and car windshields in the nation’s capital.

Aftermath of a hail storm in CanberraAftermath of a hail storm in CanberraAftermath of a hail storm in CanberraAftermath of a hail storm in Canberra

Further severe storms were also forecast for Sydney and Brisbane late on Monday.

 

Photos: EPA-EFE/MICK TSIKAS

 

See also: Storms wreak havoc in Australia but bushfires ‘far from over’

 

 

Photos: EPA-EFE/MICK TSIKAS

Filed under AustraliaWeather

More from Australia

More →