Trees falling randomly in Guangzhou raise concern, one crushed two cars
Posted: 12/7/2012 7:00 amRemember when we told you about all the damage that was done by falling trees when Typhoon Vicente hit this summer?
It turns out that some of the region’s trees don’t even need a heavy storm to fall over and do damage.
After a 100 year-old tree fell in Guangzhou’s Yuexiu District last week, a 50 year-old ficus glaberrima tree fell on December 3, damaging two cars and a telecommunications cable in the district, according to Southern Metropolis Daily.
The 50 year-old tree, which fell on Haizhu Middle Road at around 7:40 p.m., also took another tree with it. The cause is thought to be either that the roots were decayed after consecutive days of heavy rain, or white ants.
Two sedan cars parked under the tree were crushed, one was severely damaged.
The city is conducting an investigation into how such accidents can be avoided in future.