The surroundings of the Australian city of Sydney hit on Tuesday evening and Wednesday night large waves and strong tides that flooded and destroyed the coastal areas including several properties and infrastructure, Informed on Wednesday the local authorities. On the Bondi Beach beach, the waves reached up to 5.5 meters, TASR writes, according to AP report and Australian public television, ABC.
According to the State Rescue Service spokesman in the state New South Wales Andrew Edmunds evacuated around midnight local time several houses in Botany Bay Gulf in south Sydney. According to Edmunds, rescuers had to be in some parts of the city use sand bags to prevent flooding of the streets.
From camera recordings on Bondi Beach beach you can see how Waves broke the windows in the swimming club complex, gym and restaurant complex. In addition, they damaged the floors and equipment and tore off cabinets from the walls.
The Australian authorities warned against another dangerous surf that may cause coastal erosion and other damage. There have been no victims or injured so far. According to DPA, some experts think that strong waves and surf are the remains of cyclone alfred, which east coast of Australia hit last month.
