Earlier this morning, Sydney broke its near-three week streak of non-stop heat to open the heavens and flood the hell out of the city. Maseratis were drowned. Drains were fucked. And over in Marrickville, 17 people were evacuated from an apartment building after the damn thing threatened to collapse.
Yep, the NSW State Emergency Service had to evacuate residents from the Ewart Street building after the torrential rain made the whole thing worryingly unstable.
A few residents emerging from #Marrickville block, seemingly no urgency, reported 100 inside pic.twitter.com/CacsDakpFk
— Peter Moss (@petemoss_au) February 7, 2017
#Emergency Services and media in Ewart St #Marrickville. Apartment block reported in danger of collapse after heavy rain pic.twitter.com/sSyy0hhCio
— Peter Moss (@petemoss_au) February 7, 2017
Emergency services inspect the water hole threatening to bring down an apartment block in Ewart Street Marrickville. pic.twitter.com/4lz9RxLPIn
— Nick Ralston (@NickDRalston) February 7, 2017
“A couple of trees have lost their footing at the back of this building, and they’ve fallen into an old brick pit, taking some of the ground with them. That’s left only a couple metres of ground between the brick pit and the actual footings of the building,” said Acting Superintendent Don Pescud.
He said that engineers had so far found no damage, “but if the wash away had continued at the rate that it was there were fears that the building would collapse. The threat has been averted because the rain stopped.”
Most residents were evacuated anyway as a precaution, but should hopefully be able to return tonight.
Man just walked into apartment block carrying case of VB beer. Looks like in for the long haul #Marrickville
— Peter Moss (@petemoss_au) February 7, 2017
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Photo: Twitter / Peter Moss.
