Wild winds, huge seas and rain batter Australian tourist spots


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  • Monday, 14 Dec 2020

A structure collapses along the coastline of Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, December 14, 2020, in this still image from video obtained via social media. Marc Wilson via REUTERS

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Cyclonic conditions along Australia's northeast coast generated huge seas washing away beaches at popular tourist spots and destructive winds and rain causing widespread flooding, authorities said on Monday.

Main Beach at Byron Bay, a popular tourist destination in northern New South Wales state and home to Hollywood A-listers such as Chris Hemsworth, has all but disappeared, Byron Mayor Simon Richardson told media on Monday.

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