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Quick-thinking wedding guests stop rain and hail from inundating venue
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Wedding guests in Sydney, Australia, use chairs to hold up a tent roof during a severe rain and hail storm to prevent the venue from flooding. The footage captures the group effort as they push against the sagging ceiling while water and ice accumulate above.
Structure
- 1Wedding guests notice the tent roof sagging from heavy rain and hail
- 2Guests rush to push up the ceiling using chairs
- 3The group holds the structure steady while water and ice drain off
- 4The guests successfully prevent the venue from being inundated
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Aniela Batten via Storyful
ABC NEWS
Oct. 3, 2026
Quick-thinking wedding guests stop rain and hail from inundating venue
SYDNEY
AUSTRALIA
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Wedding guests in Australia used chairs to prevent rain and hail from inundating a venue as the Sydney area was hit with storms over the weekend.
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