新加坡植物園發生重大樹木倒塌傷人意外發生1死4傷
摘要:
意外發生在2/11日星期六，下午4點25分新加坡植物園交響樂舞台附近，受傷害的5個人立刻送醫，在下午8點32分，公園委園會聲明中確認，其中一人已過世。警方說明，死亡的是一個38歲印度女性，當時他與39歲法國丈夫和2個孩子，一歲，也受了傷。
目擊者Jonathan Ang 說，當時在音樂會，他坐在草皮開闊地帶，突然 我們聽到一個裂縫的聲意，像雷聲，倒下過程約在5秒內，我們很快的就有一百人衝進去，幫助把樹枝，樹幹推開，估計當大樹落下時，約4~6人在那裡。
倒下的樹是Tembusu灰莉樹(和台灣最相近的物種是魚木)，根據新加坡植物園網站，樹高約 40公尺，胸徑 2.1 公尺，樹齡約 270 歲。
目擊者者吳生生說: 幸運的是，當時沒有太多人坐在那裡，因為那裡會日曬，附近大多數人似手沒有受傷-“除了一個可憐的女人，我不知到他是否做到了……，他沒有意識，他的丈夫正在呼喚他”。救護人員5分鐘內到達，正在搶救。
音樂會因意外情況取消，周日植物園所有活動都已取消 。
資料來源:
1 dead, 4 injured after Tembusu tree falls
at Singapore Botanic Gardens
SINGAPORE: One person died on Saturday (Feb 11) after a massive
Tembusu tree toppled at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, interrupting an event
organised by the High Commission of Canada that was scheduled to start at 5pm.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to
the incident near the Symphony Stage at 4.25pm and that five people were taken
to the National University Hospital.
The National Parks Board (NParks) confirmed in a statement at
8.32pm that one of the five had died. The agency also said it was investigating
the cause of the tree falling.
"Our priority now is to accord assistance to the families
of the deceased and the injured," it added in the statement.
Police said the person who died is a 38-year-old female Indian
national who was there with her family. Her husband, a 39-year-old French
national, and their two children, both aged one, suffered injuries.
The High Commission of Canada, in a post on Twitter, said it was
"deeply saddened" by the death.
In another statement on Sunday, it also thanked "those that
came so quickly to the aid of others following the accident".
Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam called
the incident a "terrible accident".
"Our deepest sympathies to the family of the person who was
killed by the falling Tembusu tree at the Botanic Gardens this afternoon. Hope
the four others injured will recover soon," Mr Tharman wrote on Facebook
at about 10.40pm.
SOUNDED "LIKE THUNDER"
Eyewitness Jonathan Ang, who was there for the concert, said he
was sitting at the open area away from most of the trees.
"Suddenly we heard a cracking sound, like thunder," he
said.
Across the main path, a tree fell "within five
seconds", taking another tree beside it down with it.
"There were easily a hundred of us that rushed forward to
help push the branches, the logs away," he added, estimating that there
were about four to six people under the "huge" tree when it
fell.
According to the Singapore Botanic Gardens' website, the Tembusu
tree - which was 40m tall with a girth of 6.5m - is estimated to be more
than 270 years old and is the largest of its kind in the Gardens.
Mr Ang said that thankfully, there were not many people sitting
in the area as it was under the sun. Most of those nearby also appeared to be
unharmed - "except for one poor woman, I'm not sure if she made it ... She
was unconscious and her husband was calling for her."
SCDF arrived within about five minutes, and paramedics appeared
to be trying to revive the woman, he added.
SUNDAY'S EVENTS CANCELLED
A note posted on the Canada High Commission's Twitter account at
5.18pm said the Canada 150 concert had been cancelled due to "unforeseen
circumstances". The event was meant to countdown to the country's 150th
birthday with a concert by renowned Canadian pianist Roger Lord
and an opening performance by the Canadian International School’s
Symphonic Band 9-12. Singaporean DJ duo Rave Republic was also at the Botanic
Gardens.
When Channel NewsAsia arrived at the scene at about 5.45pm,
police were seen on the site and the area had been cordoned off.
More than 20 workers were also seen clearing
the branches from the toppled tree at about 6.15pm.
At about 6.30pm,
SCDF added that it was working with NParks personnel in the search
operation.
All programmes at the Singapore Botanic Gardens on Sunday have
been cancelled.
- CNA/mz
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