SYDNEY, Feb 8 — A sinkhole has opened up near Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's home in the exclusive Sydney suburb of Point Piper today.

Sydney suffered heavy rain yesterday with reports of flash flooding in its eastern suburbs.

A worker inspects a sinkhole that appeared after heavy rain outside a property located near Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's residence in Sydney February 8, 2017. — Reuters pic

According to local media, police were called after reports that the sinkhole had appeared this morning.

The street was then cordoned off with the sinkhole less than a kilometre from Turnbull's Sydney residence. — Reuters