Sydney cafe’s furniture floats down the street as downpour soaks the city

‘Any time it rains these days, I become concerned’: Tony Sleiman, the owner of Bruce Tea & Coffee in Glebe, which faced a flash flood. Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The Guardian

In Sydney’s inner west, the flood water arrived with a bang.

Tony Sleiman was serving a family in his Glebe cafe when heavy rainfall began lashing at the door at about 12.30pm on Monday. Just 20 minutes later, they were all stuck inside.