‘The most Aussie picture ever’: Incredible image shows Australians enjoying some tinnies in the pub while waist deep in murky flood waters – but the hardy photo hides a tragic twist
- Three locals were seen drinking a beer at the flooded Telegraph Point Club
- It’s since been revealed they had lost their homes and had to shelter at the pub
- NSW has been hit with severe storms over weekend with several towns flooded
A photo showing a group of mates sinking a few beers in waist deep water has gone viral – but there’s a heartbreaking story behind it.
A group of locals and their dog were seen standing in the now flooded Telegraph Point Club in the town of the same name on the mid-north coast, which has seen days of endless rain.
With a beer in hand the locals looked unfazed as they stood in the brown, murky water.
But in a devastating twist, it’s been revealed the group had lost their homes to floods the night before and have been staying at the pub since with nothing but the clothes on their back.
A group of locals are seen standing in the waist deep water at the Telegraph Point Club after losing their home to floods on NSW’s mid north coast
‘They all lost everything, they stayed upstairs at the club as they had nowhere to go,’ a family member said on Facebook.
It’s believed the group are a married couple sheltering at the pub with the man’s brother and his dog.
In the photo the dog is seen sitting up on an almost submerged table to stay dry while nearby chairs are seen underneath the water.
New South Wales is being battered by severe weather with several towns flooded and thousands of residents told to evacuate.
BoM issued a severe weather warning on Saturday morning covering an area from the mid-north coast to the far south coast of NSW as well as Canberra (pictured Port Macquarie)
BoM issued a severe weather warning on Saturday morning covering an area from the mid-north coast to the far south coast of NSW as well as Canberra.
The bureau warned of intense rainfall ‘potentially leading to life-threatening flash flooding’ and damaging winds averaging 60-70km/h with gusts exceeding 90km/h.
Record breaking rainfall was seen in areas on the mid-north coast such as in Kendall with the town recording more than 400mm of rain, meanwhile up to 300mm is expected in the lower Blue Mountains region.
In Sydney a ‘mini-tornado’ ripped through Chester Hill in the west leaving dozens of homes damaged while the Warragamba Dam is expected to spill over in just a matter of hours.
Port Macquarie is seen flooded after the town was hammered with rain and wild weather