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Australia’s famous Byron Bay beach ‘vanishes for good’ as storms pummel tourist hotspot

AUSTRALIA'S famous Byron Bay has "vanished for good" after being battered by fierce thunderstorms, authorities have said.

Main Beach, a popular tourist destination in New South Wales, was washed away with trees and a concrete walkway collapsing into the sea.

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A building on famous Byron Bay is destroyed by fierce windsCredit: Reuters
due to the severe weather and have asked surfers to stay out of the water.

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Resident Michael Deeny said he had never seen the beach stripped of so much sand.

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He said: "It looks like it’s been hollowed out, it really is incredible."

Mark Ryan, the Queensland emergency services minister,  that the impact from the weather event “will be similar to a category-one cyclone event”.

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Meteorologists have warned there will be more showers and storms next week with severe weather conditions continuing up until Christmas.

Pictures have emerged of trees being destroyed due to severe weather conditionsCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Local residents walk on the damaged beachCredit: Getty Images - Getty
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