The tree, which was more than 270 years old, landed on a woman from India, pinning her face down. Her husband, a French national, whose head was bleeding after being hit by branches, was heard shouting for his wife. The tembusu tree predates the establishment of the Gardens, which was founded in 1859, and became Singapore's first World Heritage Site in 2015. However, this is not a common occurrence in tembusu trees, said Dr Lum, who is also president of the Nature Society (Singapore). Our deepest sympathies to the family of the person who was killed by the falling tembusu tree at the Botanic Gardens this afternoon.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 12, 2017 06:56 UTC