Dozens of seafront homes in Wamberal are at risk of falling into the sea after storms eroded the beach. WAMBERAL, Australia: Homes perched on Australia's stunning eastern coast were at risk of being swept away on Tuesday , after days of driving rain, high winds and monster swells smashed the coastline.
But as climate change drives rising sea levels and increases the frequency and severity of storms, the beach will be unlikely to recover as well between storms as it has done in the past. Cahill, whose deck collapsed in the storm after the surf ripped away chunks from his neighbours' properties, has been living on the beach for 18 years and said sandstone blocks put in place by the original owners of the property had saved his home."We have been bringing this matter up with council for the best part of 30 years, through various organisations, through various people, after every storm, and it's always the same deafening silence," he said.
The Australian government estimates 39,000 buildings are located close to 'soft' shorelines around the country and are at risk of erosion. Brice called on the authorities to act."We don't want a situation where living rooms are the front line of defence."
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