Owners say damage to their Central Coast homes battered by strong swells was “totally avoidable” and comes after years of neglect by council.
Several beachfront homes at Wamberal are in danger of collapsing, and some residents have been evacuated, after a powerful low pressure system caused severe beach erosion.
Chris Rogers said engineers had attended his property and advised most of his front yard was unsafe.
“We’ve been smashed right across the board along the beach … this is the worst for us personally,” he said.
“There are 20 sets of stairs floating around out there, there is asbestos being spewed into the water … so the whole place is being destroyed.”
Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-17/nsw-coastal-erosion-from-large-swell-pummelling-coast/12465398
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