Giant waves breach sand dunes and spill into the streets at Stockton as the second east coast low in four weeks leaves residents worried about winter.
Giant waves have crashed onto Stockton Beach in Newcastle for the second time in weeks, breaching already eroded sand dunes and leaving locals worried about what the winter months will bring.Stockton Beach in Newcastle has suffered further erosion and damage after huge waves landed on Saturday
Driven by a low pressure system, the latest event on Saturday saw waves up to six metres high push water through a popular council caravan park and send sand into the streets.that claimed trees and shrubs from the front of the park and stripped sections of Mitchell Street.
"In places like Stockton, we know there's a net long-term trend of sand loss, and so this current event is exacerbating that process," Ms Power said.
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