Cyclone Alfred has left a striking mark on Australia’s east coast, stripping sand from some of its most famous beaches. The storm’s powerful waves and storm surge have carved out dramatic erosion cliffs,

Severe erosion caused by Australia's Tropical Cyclone Alfred revealed parts of a ship that was washed ashore along a beach about 130 years ago.

Alfred – which was downgraded from a cyclone before it made landfall – has turned beaches into cliffs. Erosion is so extreme that long, steep slopes up to six-metres high have formed. At least one person was killed and four others remain missing,