A house on Sydney’s Northern Beaches was almost destroyed by a landslide after severe storms ripped through the city last night and this morning.
The house, which is on a hill near Great Mackerel Beach, was almost taken out completely after heavy rain caused the earth above it to give way.
The debris, a mound of mud, soil and trees, stopped just short of collecting the house.
The landslide came close to completely destroying houses on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. (Nine)
One woman was treated by paramedics.
Several warnings are still in place for parts of Sydney as the city deals with flash flooding caused by a deluge of rain this weekend.
The SES has dealt with 2500 calls for help and 25 flood rescues from cars.
Around 3000 people are without power according to Ausgrid.
An early morning storm, moving westward from the coastline, swept over the city’s south and west at around 5.30am, with south-west Sydney and the Blue Mountains being hit hard.About 68mm of rain was recorded at Liverpool in the Georges River from midnight to 5.15am, with Peakhurst copping a drenching of 44mm of rain in just one hour between 3.30 and 4.30am, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.Golf Parade in Manly was flooded this morning. (NSW SES Manly Unit)
The Northern Beaches were issued with several evacuation notices late last night.
Residents in the Narrabeen Lagoon area were urged to leave just before 11pm due to localised flooding.
An emergency warning was in place until early this morning, with the threat level now downgraded to Watch and Act, whilst some residents are being told they can return to their homes.
The Manly branch of the SES shared a photo showing Golf Parade in Manly completely submerged about 7am.
One house in Mona Vale on Sydney’s North Shore narrowly avoided being crushed by a tree. (Nine)
The SES has reported making dozens of rescues in the past 24 hours, with State Duty Commander Sonya Oyston urged drivers to take extreme care on roads around the state today due to the already wet weather and risk of flash flooding.
“There has been a lot of flash flooding which has closed roads, and we anticipate some may remain closed for some time,” she said.
“We’re asking the community to remain patient, and make safe, sensible decisions to never drive into flooded roads.”
Flooding began on the Northern Beaches last night. (NSW SES Manly Unit)The wet weather has hit large parts of coastal NSW, continuing from yesterday’s wet and windy day.
People in areas that may be impacted by floods are being urged to avoid creeks and storm drains, and to not drive through flood water in any circumstances.
Storms stretched across Sydney and the surrounding areas yesterday, with the Central Coast and Wollongong being lashed with hundreds of millimetres of rain in the last 48 hours.The SES responded to thousands of incidents in Sydney and across NSW last night, with conditions expected to be poor today. (Nine)
A house in Mona Vale on Sydney’s North Shore narrowly avoided being crushed by a tree, which landed instead on the driveway of the home.
Road closures, transport chaos around Sydney
The weather has also wreaked havoc with the state’s roads and transport, though these are beginning to ease.
Trains are now running between Hornsby and Gosford after earlier bus replacements du to floods.
Buses briefly replaced light rail services on the L3 Line between Moore Park and Kingsford due to flooding at ES Marks in the Eastern Suburb., but the line has now reopened after floodwaters subsided.
Several roads remain closed across Sydney, including Wakehurst Parkway between North Narrabeen and Oxford Falls and Oxford Falls Road between Wakehurst Parkway and Aroona Road.
