Australia's Queensland and northern New South Wales have been hit with heavy rainfall as well as damaging winds, that have caused drastic flooding. An emergency warning was given to the Gold Coast suburb of Currumbin on Sunday evening, that?'heavy predicted rainfall in the hinterland area' could impact properties.
Residents of the area were struggling to ensure that the bad weather doesn't cause any damage to their properties or businesses.?
However, this one woman had different priorities, and to be honest, we kind of get it.?Why, you may ask?
Well, she risked her life to rescue some beer kegs.?
7News Queensland?managed to capture the moment the woman dived into the sea and grabbed the beer kegs that had been swept away from a local surf club.
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Beaches along the Gold Coast remained closed as the weather was too severe.?
Surf Life Saving Queensland issued a?warning?in the morning that people 'should consider staying out of the water and avoid walking near surf-exposed areas'. It also urged rock fishers and boaters to avoid their activities.
A king tide combined with fierce winds and heavy rainfall have caused a 'once in a generation' damage along the coastline.
Tom Murray, a research fellow at the Griffith University Centre for Coastal Management, told The?Guardian that?the damage has been higher due to erosion over the last few years not being fixed.
He said, "Because of that there's no sand there to protect the beach when you get a storm like this."
He added,?"There's no buffer there and you've got big high tides, a relatively large storm surge and these big waves coinciding. It looks pretty bad and the community is saying it's the worst [erosion] in a generation."
The area was recently impacted by horrifying bushfires and now the emergency services are have a new problem on their hands.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services commissioner, Greg Leach said,?"Only last week we were dealing with bushfire situations and now the big wet has arrived, and so we need to be prepared not only for the weather we are dealing with now but we're likely to see over the coming month."
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