Landslide starts to swallow home in Richmond Lowlands after NSW floods

A residence on the Hawkesbury River north-west of Sydney has partly fallen into a 6 metre-deep gap in the course of a landslide, soon after flooding inundated the place in the previous 7 days.

Aspect of one place and the roof of the timber residence in Richmond Lowlands were ripped absent when the ground gave way about 10am Monday.

Timber and iron now lie in a crumpled heap midway down the steep incline to the gap, becoming held up by electrical wires, although other debris has been washed down the river.

The property’s operator of 53 a long time, Mike, lives in a different house about 150m absent and mentioned he felt the ground shifting.

“Rumble, like an earthquake and I could truly feel the vibration,” he claimed.

“I did not recognise the landscape. The truck was gone, the trees had been gone, my fence was long gone. Could not consider what I saw.”

The State Emergency Service (SES) has cordoned off the space, which is about 100m very long and is about the measurement of the destroyed dwelling.

Mike explained there was no a person dwelling in the property at the time, but that he was keen to stop the hole increasing and swallowing the home entirely.

“The following shower comes along my house will be absent. I am questioning what is going to be finished now,” he said.

“You can put rocks in there, a couple of metres of rock. This house can be saved.

“It truly is not effortless, it is heading to cost millions.”

Mike explained the landslide that damaged his household came soon after a further one particular on Sunday, which had also sucked some out of doors equipment into the Hawkesbury River.

He said it was the 3rd time his riverfront house experienced flooded this calendar year, and the fifth time in two many years.

The Hawkesbury River expert its most significant flood since 1978 previous week when it peaked at 13.93m, 13cm bigger than the March 2022 peak.