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| Three dead and more missing after east coast storms – rolling report | Three dead and more missing after east coast storms – rolling report |
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| Crazy #drone footage of the erosion at Collaroy in Sydney's north from UNSW's Water Research Lab #eastcoastlow https://t.co/eivWbqZMDO | |
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| Coogee surf club in NSW is on the brink of collapse. Crews are working hard to prevent that. | |
| According to AAP, dangerous swells have washed an entire section of the club, on Sydney’s eastern beaches, into the ocean: | |
| Walls in the club’s weights room have been knocked down by the swell, which continues to buffet the coast, leaving the room exposed to the wild conditions. | |
| Bars on the windows have been bent backwards and large pieces of gym and weight equipment have also been thrown across the room. | |
| Structural engineers have worked to shore up the roof but the potential for collapse is still a major concern for NSW Fire and Rescue crews, who have already begun the clean-up. | |
| Insurance assessors are also on scene to determine whether the club can be saved, or if it will need to be torn down. | |
| Club president Mark Doepel said the club’s ability to provide surf lifesaving services had been threatened. | |
| “We’ve had significant damage in our boat shed, we’ve lost almost all our lifesaving gear, but more dramatically we’ve had significant damage to the surf club - we’ve lost the greater part of our eastern wall and we are under significant challenge as a club,” Mr Doepel said. | |
| “We are very much up for this challenge, we are very threatened in relation to our ability to offer surf lifesaving to the community but this is one of the oldest clubs in Australia, this is one of the largest clubs in Australia, we are going to come together as members and with the support of the community we are determined to rebuild this club.” | |
| MP and surf club member Matt Thistlethwaite pledged his support for the club in federal parliament to get vital infrastructure back up and running. | |
| Randwick City Council has also reported damage in central Randwick and Maroubra Beach and Mayor Noel D’Souza has urged residents in a statement to remain patient while the damage is assessed and the clean-up process begins. | |
| COOGEE | UPDATE: #FRNSW urban search & rescue team is shoring up bottom floor of surf club. Operations are expected to take some time. | |
| Sydney wild weather: Coogee SLSC ‘like a bomb site’ https://t.co/fNPImriRXS | |
| Coogee post #SydneyStorm pic.twitter.com/glGx9zBdiz | |
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| As the damaging weather unleashes on Tasmania, NSW premier Mike Baird is inspecting the devastation the storm left in its wake in his state. | |
| But the extensive damage to beaches and property “goes into insignificance” given three men had lost their lives, he said. From AAP: | |
| We come with a heavy heart,” Baird said at Collaroy beach, where several million-dollar plus homes were hanging precariously over the sand after being smashed by eight metre waves that washed away 10 to 15 metres of the coastline. | |
| “It was a storm so ferocious, it took life from us.” | |
| Police confirmed on Monday that the body of a 65-year-old man was found in a car in Mittagong Creek near Bowral, after the man was reported missing on Sunday. | |
| Emergency services descended on Mittagong Creek on Sunday evening after a car was spotted in floodwaters with its hazard lights flashing. | |
| On Monday morning the man’s body was discovered inside his silver Mazda. | |
| The man is yet to be formally identified and investigations are ongoing. | |
| The body of another man was found in a white ute at Leppington in Sydney’s southwest on Monday after police and State Emergency Service crews searched the flood-ravaged area into Sunday night without success. | |
| Police divers retrieved the man’s body at about 11.30am on Monday and efforts are underway to winch his ute from Rileys Creek. News of the men’s deaths came after a 37-year-old Canberra man died after his car was caught in floodwaters near the Cotter Dam. | |
| While most of us spent today trying to keep dry & warm, our SES spent today coming to the rescue. Heartfelt thanks. pic.twitter.com/BWnsefFzr8 | |
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| To Tasmania, where the Emu River in Burnie and the North Esk River in Launceston have broken their banks. There are now six catchments where major flood warnings apply in the state. Two people have been reported missing. | |
| Rivers bursting banks in #Tasmania - Emu River, Burnie #BigWetTas pic.twitter.com/aH1Y8Q5Ivp | |
| North Esk River at St Leonards #Launceston #flood #abcnort @abcnorthtas pic.twitter.com/t4g5NUMRP8 | |
| River Derwent joins 5 other TAS catchments with MAJOR flood warnings. Check here: https://t.co/MdsE15q3s7 #BigWetTas pic.twitter.com/uWpVUuzyeq | |
| #TAS Latest major flood warning for North Esk River. Highest recorded flooding in catchment https://t.co/7iNV0A1Dag pic.twitter.com/xD0qFde5AI | |
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| At Woolgoolga, north of Coffs Harbour, about 20% of banana crops have been destroyed, AAP reports. | |
| “Some farmers are reporting that up to 50% of their bananas have been wiped away,” NSW Farmers spokesman Michael Burt said on Monday. | |
| Meanwhile, there are reports that 1000 chickens have been killed in storms on the NSW mid-north coast, as oyster farmers at Port Macquarie assess damage to their catcheries. | |
| However, Dan Cooper from NSW Farmers said the rain had been great for the grain industry. | |
| He said farmers in northwest NSW received a 50-70mm dumping, and those in the state’s southwest were also singing in the rain. | |
| “We’ll go close to having a full plant across NSW for the first time in about four years,” he said. | |
| “You certainly wouldn’t want to see another couple of inches, but it’s been great start to the winter season.” | |
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| This is Elliott, a very wet wombat, aka a “mudbat”. | |
| The photo was taken by Phil Melzer – who along with his partner, Donna Stepan – runs the Sleepy Burrows sanctuary for orphaned or at-risk wombats in New South Wales. | |
| Sleepy Burrows mudbat | |
| Elliott the wombat turns mudbat at Sleepy Burrows after devastating rains on the southern tablelands of NSW wreck sanctuary infrastructure and flood burrows. Cynthia holding Elliott. Photo: Phil Melzer | |
| Sent via Guardian Witness | |
| By Cynthia Coppock | |
| 6 June 2016, 11:06 | |
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| Here’s the most recent news take from AAP. | Here’s the most recent news take from AAP. |
| “The flood waters yesterday ... were extremely strong, savage, with a lot of debris, large logs coming down the river,” ACT police sergeant Harry Hains told reporters in Canberra. “The force was enough to flip a two-tonne ute.” | “The flood waters yesterday ... were extremely strong, savage, with a lot of debris, large logs coming down the river,” ACT police sergeant Harry Hains told reporters in Canberra. “The force was enough to flip a two-tonne ute.” |
| Police and emergency workers again warned people not to drive through flood waters for any reason. | Police and emergency workers again warned people not to drive through flood waters for any reason. |
| “These types of weather conditions, extreme weather conditions we’ve experienced, do lead adventure-seeking type people to seek mud with their four-wheel-drives,” Hains said. | “These types of weather conditions, extreme weather conditions we’ve experienced, do lead adventure-seeking type people to seek mud with their four-wheel-drives,” Hains said. |
| “There is no risk worth taking to cross a flooded river to go and seek some piece of dirt to drive your four-wheel drive on.” | “There is no risk worth taking to cross a flooded river to go and seek some piece of dirt to drive your four-wheel drive on.” |
| Related: Eastern Australia storms: three dead and more missing as wild weather hits coast | Related: Eastern Australia storms: three dead and more missing as wild weather hits coast |
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| Tasmania has been hit particularly hard by the weather. There’s been significant rainfall across the northwest, north and northeast of the state and that’s led to flooding. Four evacuation centres are currently open in the north of the state – in Launceston, Deloraine, East Devonport, Wynyard – for people who have been displaced by floods. | Tasmania has been hit particularly hard by the weather. There’s been significant rainfall across the northwest, north and northeast of the state and that’s led to flooding. Four evacuation centres are currently open in the north of the state – in Launceston, Deloraine, East Devonport, Wynyard – for people who have been displaced by floods. |
| State emergency services and other authorities held a briefing, broadcast on Facebook Live by Launceston’s Examiner Newspaper, at 1:30pm. A spokesperson called on all Tasmanians to be “absolutely responsible in the coming days” and to stay away from floodwaters: | State emergency services and other authorities held a briefing, broadcast on Facebook Live by Launceston’s Examiner Newspaper, at 1:30pm. A spokesperson called on all Tasmanians to be “absolutely responsible in the coming days” and to stay away from floodwaters: |
| “There is no circumstance where anybody should risk their lives, their vehicles or anything anywhere near floodwaters. Anywhere there are floodwaters, it’s not anywhere Tasmanians should be. ... We already have grave fears for two of our fellow citizens.” | “There is no circumstance where anybody should risk their lives, their vehicles or anything anywhere near floodwaters. Anywhere there are floodwaters, it’s not anywhere Tasmanians should be. ... We already have grave fears for two of our fellow citizens.” |
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| The 24 hours to 9am in Canberra comprised the wettest June day on record. | The 24 hours to 9am in Canberra comprised the wettest June day on record. |
| 65.2mm in 24 hours to 9am making wettest June day on record in #Canberra. Previously 54.6mm. https://t.co/0yC0ewNpTy pic.twitter.com/ss3X8YVaMX | 65.2mm in 24 hours to 9am making wettest June day on record in #Canberra. Previously 54.6mm. https://t.co/0yC0ewNpTy pic.twitter.com/ss3X8YVaMX |
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| Labor leader Bill Shorten has addressed the storms on Twitter. | Labor leader Bill Shorten has addressed the storms on Twitter. |
| These storms have done terrible damage, devastating lives have now been lost. Our love to their families, our thanks to emergency services. | These storms have done terrible damage, devastating lives have now been lost. Our love to their families, our thanks to emergency services. |
| He was in Melbourne this morning, where there are blue skies (though the weather is forecast to deteriorate overnight). | He was in Melbourne this morning, where there are blue skies (though the weather is forecast to deteriorate overnight). |
| Looks like the sun didn't forget us after all. #melbourne #melbweather pic.twitter.com/5ds6snckO1 | Looks like the sun didn't forget us after all. #melbourne #melbweather pic.twitter.com/5ds6snckO1 |
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| Banana, sugarcane and oyster farmers in northern NSW are counting the cost after their crops were slammed by heavy storms, AAP reports. | Banana, sugarcane and oyster farmers in northern NSW are counting the cost after their crops were slammed by heavy storms, AAP reports. |
| Swathes of sugarcane crops are still underwater after floods ravaged the region over the weekend, while wild winds battered banana plantations at Coffs Harbour, said NSW Farmers spokesman Michael Burt. | Swathes of sugarcane crops are still underwater after floods ravaged the region over the weekend, while wild winds battered banana plantations at Coffs Harbour, said NSW Farmers spokesman Michael Burt. |
| It could have an impact on prices down the track. But not everyone is struggling: grain farmers across inland regions have reportedly welcomed the rain. | It could have an impact on prices down the track. But not everyone is struggling: grain farmers across inland regions have reportedly welcomed the rain. |