Sydneys popular Manly Beach and other beaches around the Australian city were closed on Tuesday as authorities investigated marble-sized balls of white and gray particles that had actually cleaned on shore, in the most recent such mystical incident in recent months.The Northern Beaches Council said the majority of the samples identified were marble-sized, though some were bigger.
It said it was organizing the safe removal of the debris, the makeup and origin of which is unknown.In addition to Manly, officials closed Dee Why, Long Reef, Queenscliff, Freshwater, North and South Curl Curl, North Steyne and North Narrabeen beaches till further notice.
Other beaches are being inspected.The closures come at the peak of the Australian summer.The council stated it was collecting samples of the debris for testing in close coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency of New South Wales, the state that consists of Sydney.The agency advised members of the public not to touch the balls of debris, which are comparable in appearance to those that washed up on beaches in the east of the city in October, consisting of the famous Bondi Beach.That particles, which was at first thought to be tar balls, was discovered to be a combination of disintegrated cooking oils, hair and food waste.Source: NBC News-- Agencies