{"id":286045,"date":"2025-04-20T09:48:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T09:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/20\/6-killed-as-giant-waves-batter-australia\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T09:48:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T09:48:05","slug":"6-killed-as-giant-waves-batter-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/20\/6-killed-as-giant-waves-batter-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Killed as Giant Waves Batter Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/04\/19\/multimedia\/19waves-kcpv\/19waves-kcpv-facebookJumbo.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"6 Killed as Giant Waves Batter Australia\" title=\"6 Killed as Giant Waves Batter Australia\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At least six people died in Australia as towering waves battered Sydney and other places along the country\u2019s east coast over the Easter holiday weekend, the police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A low pressure system brought powerful surf starting Friday, and waves taller than 24 feet were recorded off the coast of Brisbane in the state of Queensland on Friday, according to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qld.gov.au\/environment\/coasts-waterways\/beach\/monitoring\/waves-sites\/brisbane\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">government data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Australia\u2019s meteorological agency had issued a warning for hazardous surf for a long stretch of coast from Queensland to New South Wales that includes Sydney, Byron Bay and the Gold Coast, and cautioned that conditions could be dangerous for rock fishing, boating and swimming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">By the time the hazardous surf warning was lifted on Sunday, five people had died in New South Wales, including in Sydney, and another in the state of Victoria, officials said. Another two people were missing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Sunday morning, a man who was fishing in Wattamolla, about 20 miles south of Sydney, died after being swept into the sea, the New South Wales police <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.police.nsw.gov.au\/news\/news_article?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGZWJpenByZC5wb2xpY2UubnN3Lmdvdi5hdSUyRm1lZGlhJTJGMTE4MDEzLmh0bWwmYWxsPTE%3D\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>. A 14-year-old boy who was with him was rescued from the water and hospitalized in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The man was the fifth to drown in the state since Friday, according to the New South Wales police. All five deaths, between New South Wales\u2019 south coast and northern Sydney, were of men who the police believed were fishing or walking on rocks along the coast when they fell or were swept into the ocean.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Another man remained missing after he was swept into the ocean while walking with friends on rocks at Little Bay Beach in Sydney on Friday, the police <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.police.nsw.gov.au\/news\/news?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGZWJpenByZC5wb2xpY2UubnN3Lmdvdi5hdSUyRm1lZGlhJTJGMTE3OTk4Lmh0bWwmYWxsPTE%3D\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">According to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.royallifesaving.com.au\/research-and-policy\/drowning-research\/national-drowning-reports#:~:text=The%20National%20Drowning%20Report%202024%2C%20published%20by%20the%20Royal%20Life,%2Dyear%20average%20(278).\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Life Saving Australia<\/a>, a nonprofit that promotes water safety, 128 people drowned in New South Wales in 2024. Around half of those drownings occurred along coastlines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In Victoria, a woman died on Friday morning after being washed off rocks in San Remo, a town on the state\u2019s southern coast, the state police said. Another man and woman were also swept away. The woman made her way back to shore, but the man was still missing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/20\/world\/asia\/australia-waves-queensland-sydney.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least six people died in Australia as towering waves battered Sydney and other places along the country\u2019s east coast over the Easter holiday weekend, the police said. 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