Sea foam forms at Froggy's Beach at the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, December 15, 2020, in this still image from social media. Rob Ledger/via REUTERS
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's northeast coast was smashed by heavy rains, wild winds and huge seas for the fifth straight day on Tuesday, forcing widespread evacuations.
As water levels continued to rise due to the heavy overnight rains shutting low-lying roads, New South Wales (NSW) state emergency services directed hundreds of residents of several regional towns to move to safer places.
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