Multi-million pound homes crumble into the sea as deadly storms batter the Australian coast
Three dead and three more missing as east coast states witness terrifying eight metre waves for second night
LUXURY homes tumble into the sea as violent storms batter Australia’s east coast, these extraordinary reveal.
Three have already been killed while a further three are missing – including one man who was swept into a raging river from his own back garden.
The fierce storms have engulfed the states of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania for a second night as authorities issued flood warnings on seven rivers.
A millionaires’ row of coastal homes was left facing EIGHT METRE waves as ferocious winds and rain lashed the coastline threatening to drag the houses into the sea.
One home on Collaroy Beach north of Sydney was pictured having its swimming pool pulled into the sea.
Experts warned there is a “high likelihood of being washed away by large waves”.
The body of a 37-year-old man was found in the Cotter River near capital Canberra on Monday morning.
Police divers later retrieved the bodies of two men who were both washed away inside their cars in separate incidents on New South Wales’ roads.
Rescuers are also searching for a woman missing after waters swept through her home, a man swept into the Ouse River, and a man washed off rocks near to Bondi Beach in Sydney.
Foolhardy surfers attempted to make the most of the conditions, but a competition at the Red Bull Cape
Fear competition was called off after event leader Justen Allport was rushed to hospital when he was wiped out by a giant wave.
He is described as being in a stable condition.
We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368