From past 24 hour about 150 calls have been received by the emergency officials on tuesday. A huge swells has pummelled the coasts of NSW and South-east Queenland on Monday which already caused a major erosions. locals said, “An already depleted beach at Byron Bay – a popular holiday spot – had all but disappeared Authorities said the storm had moved south on Tuesday, bringing the threat of flooding to inland NSW.
They told communities around the Tweed River to evacuate on Tuesday, after it burst its banks. Some electricity, internet and other utility networks were also disrupted. Meteorologists say the system has already released an amount of rain similar to a cyclone – about 1,000mm over four days. Currently Australia is experiencing a La Nina weather pattern, which typically brings more rainfall and tropical cyclones during the nation’s summer.
Till now the heavy rain had already affected a 1,000km which is about (620 miles) stretch of Australia’s east coast which includes areas such as Brisbane and the Gold Coast and was expected to ease late on Tuesday. In one area, Upper Springbook in Queensland, close to a meter of rain had fallen since Saturday, the Bureau of Meteorology said. The NSW State Emergency Service said it had carried out 12 flood rescues so far, warning people to stay indoors and avoid driving through floodwaters. Some roads in the area between Tweed Heads and Taree were forced to close due to floods.
On Monday, authorities in Queensland warned that they had seen “abnormally high” tides up to 30cm higher than normal. All beaches in the area have been closed. Officials also recorded 8m-high swells and gale force winds exceeding 104km/h (64 mph) at Byron Bay. About 2,500 calls for emergency assistance have been made across the two states since Thursday, mostly for water damage to homes and for fallen trees and power poles. There have been no confirmed reports of injuries or deaths, but authorities said they were investigating a man’s death in a car crash on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.