Queensland storms leave costly clean-up bill

By Ruth Liew, Mark Ludlow and Matthew Cranston
Updated December 1 2014 - 1:08am, first published 12:57am
This  tree was uprooted during the storm in Toowong.
This tree was uprooted during the storm in Toowong.
Massive hail stones smashed windows and damaged cars. Photo: Glenn Hunt
Massive hail stones smashed windows and damaged cars. Photo: Glenn Hunt
UQ suffered heavily in the storm of November 27. Photo: Ashley Parker
UQ suffered heavily in the storm of November 27. Photo: Ashley Parker

From hail the size of golf balls to wind gusts of up to 140km/h that ­pummelled Brisbane on Thursday evening, insu­rers are bracing for a ­barrage of ­expensive claims in what could be the costliest natural disaster for years.

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