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Evacuation orders issued for Sydney’s northern beaches as Australia’s east coast is devastated by stormy weather
Australia’s east coast is being battered by summer storms as residents are told to evacuate.
An emergency warning was issued for Sydney’s northern beaches on Sunday morning and residents of Narrabeen Lagoon and surrounding areas were told to leave the area.
More than a dozen people were rescued across Sydney as cars were submerged and homes submerged.
A landslide damaged several houses and injured at least one woman at Great Mackerel Beach on the northern coast.
The storm system also killed a woman when a tree branch fell on her car on Saturday, and State Emergency Services received more than 800 calls for help after heavy rain ravaged New South Wales.
senior meteorologist Edward Townsend-Medlock He said further heavy rainfall was expected from Sydney’s northern suburbs to the Hunter Coast on Sunday morning.
In this concentrated area is where you can see some of the more severe storm cells that we see on the Central Coast, for example.
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And welcome to another Sunday morning Guardian live blog.
As powerful storms hit Sydney, some residents on the northern beaches have been told to evacuate. More than a dozen people were rescued across the city after a landslide injured one woman and damaged several homes.
A woman was killed and a man in the front passenger seat suffered minor injuries when a tree branch fell on her car during a storm in the Macquarie Pass on Saturday. New South Wales SES recorded more than 800 calls for help.
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