In Pictures: Storm creates havoc in New South Wales, Australia

SYDNEY (AFP) - Wild weather which has smashed into Australia’s east coast and whipped up giant waves on Sydney beaches has left at least three people dead and others missing, police said Monday (June 6) as the clean-up began. Ferocious storms pounded the coast over the weekend, causing flooding in New South Wales state while huge waves resulted in coastal erosion, in one instance sweeping away the in-ground swimming pool of a beachside home.

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Jun 06, 2016, 12:06 PM

Des Hasler, the coach of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs rugby league team, looking at the damage caused by heavy rain and storms at Collaroy in Sydney's Northern Beaches, NSW, Australia, on June 6.
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People looking at the damage caused by heavy rain and storms at Collaroy in Sydney's Northern Beaches, NSW, Australia, on June 6.
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Damage caused by heavy rain and storms to The Beach Club in Collaroy in Sydney's Northern Beaches, NSW, Australia, on June 6.
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Damage to The Beach Club in Collaroy in Sydney's Northern Beaches, NSW, Australia, on June 6, caused by heavy rain and storms.
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Boys react while falling from a boogie board as they play in a partially flooded park in Sydney, NSW, Australia, on June 5.
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Residents walk along the banks of the Cooks River and a partially flooded golf course in Sydney, NSW, Australia, on June 5.
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Vehicles drive through a partially flooded Paramatta Road in Sydney, NSW, Australia, on June 5.
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Women collect debris washed ashore after heavy rain and storms at Collaroy in Sydney's Northern Beaches, NSW, Australia, on June 5.
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Waves crash against a garden swimming pool that was washed away from a property on the beach front after heavy rain and storms at Collaroy in Sydney's Northern Beaches, NSW, Australia, on June 5. PHOTO: EPA

Onlookers watching massive swells at Cape Solander, in Sydney, NSW, Australia, on June 5.
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