上週日強颱風山竹過境,一整日烈風狂雨,翌日早晨,陽光重現,人們恍然發現,這城中,至少一萬五千棵大樹倒下了。
有的攔腰而斷,有的樹幹撕裂,有的整個根部拔地而起,落葉和枝丫散落一地,樹香縈繞街道,其中更有多棵百年老樹。猶如驟然倒下的巨人,在馬路旁,在商場邊,在街心公園裡,寫滿年輪的樹幹直直躺臥在地,仍在深深淺淺地訴說往昔的榮光、歷史和苦惱。樹木花草,在這城是裝飾、是工具,直到怪風襲來,人們才看見,那高木繁枝的根部,短淺而脆弱,不少高達幾米的樹木被禁錮在花槽和圍欄中,根部難以抓緊大地,更遑論吸取養分。
人們觸目驚心,從中瞥見自己與這城的寓言,也持續拷問香港樹木的種植和管理到底出了什麼問題,也有行動者組織起來,嘗試回收一些木材並與社會共享。 端傳媒攝影師這週走訪各區,為這些倒塌的大樹拍下安靜的遺像。很快,這些大樹就要被政府運往生命的最後一站——堆填區。
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