Shoppers flood seafood stores picking up Christmas lunch
Severe and intense weather conditions are forecasted for Christmas day, but shoppers have come squeezed in some last-minute seafood and gift shopping.
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00:00 A ringing endorsement from the big man himself for Sydney's annual seafood marathon.
00:07 So fresh at the fish market, they're still kicking.
00:12 Fishmongers are expected to sell 350 tonnes of seafood to about 130,000 people over the 36 hour seafood shopping blitz.
00:22 I walked in here at 5 o'clock, people were already here even though the doors didn't officially open until 5, they were here long before that.
00:28 Tiger prawns and Western Australian rock lobsters are in abundance this year, but the challenge is keeping them fresh for the Christmas table.
00:37 Bring your esky, bring your cooler bag out here and keep your product, anything that you purchase on ice and as soon as you get home, get it straight in that fridge.
00:46 While some were getting Christmas lunch sorted, others were still buying last minute gifts.
00:51 It has to be today, it has to be, otherwise you get nothing.
00:55 Living on the edge, yeah, but best way to get a little bit of adrenaline rush, you know, best way to live life.
01:01 But those hoping to spend Christmas Day outdoors may need a back-up plan.
01:06 A severe storm is likely to wreak havoc with people's holidays across New South Wales.
01:12 It might just be Christmas Day in the rain on the beach.
01:14 On the beach, yeah, with an umbrella.
01:16 Forecasters say the weather system is ramping up with the far north of the state already feeling the impact and it's expected to hit Sydney in the afternoon on Christmas Eve.
01:27 The risk of storms into coastal spots like Sydney on Sunday and then Monday, Christmas Day, storms all down that eastern side of the country likely to continue into Tuesday.
01:37 The SES is warning there is a risk of flash flooding up and down the coast, including in Sydney.
01:42 They're urging people to clear their gutters, move their cars under cover and above all, do not drive through floodwaters.
01:49 floodwaters.
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