SYDNEY – A sinkhole has reportedly opened up less than 1 kilometre from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s home in the wealthy Sydney suburb of Point Piper, after a night of heavy rain and flash flooding.

There were no reports of injuries or damage to private property from the sinkhole that opened up on a sidewalk, but police have cordoned off the street.

“We will make the site safe,” the director of technical services for the municipal council, Tom O’Hanlon, told reporters.

“And at the same time, we are working with the three utility companies so they can do some work around to get the power back on.”

– Reuters