Wild weather is lashing Tasmania, with communities in the state's north facing flooding danger and the south enduring a major blackout
A 63-year-old woman has been killed by a falling tree in Launceston during a fourth day of wild weather across Tasmania.
Police were notified about midday that the woman was trapped under a tree at her home in the suburb of Trevallyn.
Inspector Michael Johnston said police were still at the property investigating the circumstances of the woman's death.
"They'd had a number of trees fall on her property and they were in the process of clearing those when a further tree fell and struck her," he said.
"She was trapped under the tree. Her husband was able to cut some of the tree away and get her out.
"Unfortunately, she was pronounced dead at the scene."
Extreme weather is causing massive power disruptions and damage as trees fall onto houses and power lines.
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