<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The torrential rain that has battered Sydney has caused a giant sinkhole open up on a sporting oval.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sydney has been smashed by </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/rain" rel="" target="_blank" title="rain"><span>rain</span></a><span> this month as it goes through it's wettest August in a generation, including the suburb of Cammeray in Sydney's north.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It was at Tunks Park where locals first spotted the sinkhole on Thursday morning after another big night of rain.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-housing-data-stats/a7c34aab-4a1e-4385-8a39-ab2aaf5b3caa" target="_blank"><strong><span>Majority of Aussies living in homes that are 'too big', report finds</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The sinkhole was pictured close to goalposts at the park, which has been completely submerged by water as Sydney goes through a wet week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Long Gully Bridge is also visible in the background.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>According to Weatherzone, Cammeray is set to receive up to 80mm of rain today, and it is a similar story around the city.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/wild-weather/sydney-sinkhole-cammeray-rain-flooding/2f62fe74-73fb-494f-a6b4-ca2e8a416662" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/men-missing-after-car-crashes-into-macdonald-river-wisemans-ferry-nsw/b23610cf-f084-493e-9bcb-fa031dc27a15" target="_blank"><strong><span>Father and son missing after car hit tree and crashed into NSW river</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sydney is receiving a similar amount today, having already been hit by nearly 50mm of rain on Tuesday and Wednesday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is causing dangerous flood conditions in other parts of the state.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Earlier today, a daring recue was staged to save a man and a dog from flood waters south-west of the city.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A father and son have also gone missing after being swept away late last night in St Albans near Wisemans Ferry.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>