Floodwater engulfs man's newly built mansion two weeks before he was able to move in
Wayne's world has been turned upside down, but in true Aussie spirit he's more concerned about others than himself.
"The turf farmers have lost everything, so have the veggie market gardeners who work around here, and they will be out of work for months now," Wayne Harrison said.
Mr Harrison lives at Pitt Town in the north west of Sydney where floodwaters from the Hawkesbury River have now drained over his suburb and many others around his home.
Wayne Harrison was two weeks from moving into his brand new home. A Current Affair
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But Mr Harrison just shrugged his shoulders and said, "what can (I) do?" when it comes to his "own home".
He was two weeks from moving into his brand new home that's taken a year and a half to build.
The builders have just about finished and the cleaners had completed their work ready for Mr Harrison and his family to finally move in.
Wayne Harrison shows A Current Affair reporter Brady Hall his flooded home. A Current Affair
Wayne Harrison's home was engulfed in water. A Current Affair
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But mother nature beat him to it.
Mr Harrison's million-dollar mansion now has the Hawkesbury River running through it - all over his newly painted timber, the bathrooms and kitchen.
The view from Wayne Harrison's newly built house. A Current Affair
Wayne Harrison's house. A Current Affair
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"Yeah mate it's a bugger, and bloody bad luck," Mr Harrison said.
But he said he will rebuild, "or at best do a major renovation on a new home".
In the meantime, he hopes his neighbours who plant veggies for the Sydney Markets - for a modest wage - can get back on their feet.
"I can afford to do it all over again ... they can't," he said.
Floodwaters from the nearby river went through Wayne Harrison's house. A Current Affair
For people impacted by flooding, there is help available.
In an emergency, phone your local SES unit on 132 500.
In life threatening situations call triple zero immediately.
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