Sydney floods impact 45,000 around Australia’s largest city

Thousands more flee floods in Sydney, Australia

Some 85,000 people received evacuation orders in New South Wales, where rivers overflowed and large tracts were left underwater, leaving houses flooded, as well as roads and bridges cut off.

Thousands more flee as Sydney floods track north

SYDNEY: Thousands of people on Australia’s east coast fled their homes Wednesday as torrential rains tracked north after unleashing floods in Sydney that submerged communities, roads and bridges under mud-brown water.New South Wales authorities issued fresh flood alerts north of Australia’s largest city and warned that rising, rain-swollen rivers still posed a danger in parts of Sydney despite easing rainfall in the city.“This event is far from …

Thousands Forced to Evacuate as Flooding Grips New South Wales

Major flooding in parts of New South Wales (NSW) forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes on July 6, according to the State Emergency Service (SES). NSW SES said 108 evacuation orders affecting 57,000 people were in place on Wednesday, with evacuation warnings affecting a further 27,000 people. The service said the situation in greater Sydney was easing as the weather system moved north. The Bureau of Meteorology said heavy rainfall an…

Thousands more flee as Sydney floods track north

Thousands of people on Australia's east coast fled their homes Wednesday as torrential rains tracked north after unleashing floods in Sydney that submerged communities, roads and bridges under mud-brown water.

Thousands Forced to Evacuate as Flooding Grips New South Wales

Major flooding in parts of New South Wales (NSW) forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes on July 6, according to the State Emergency Service (SES). NSW SES said 108 evacuation orders affecting 57,000 people were in place on Wednesday, with evacuation warnings affecting a further 27,000 people. The service said the situation in greater Sydney was easing as the weather system moved north. The Bureau of Meteorology said heavy rainfall an…

Thousands More Flee As Sydney Floods Track North

Thousands of people on Australia's east coast fled their homes Wednesday as torrential rains tracked north after unleashing floods in Sydney that submerged communities, roads and bridges under mud-brown water. New South Wales authorities issued fresh flood alerts north of Australia's largest city and warned that rising, rain-swollen rivers still posed a danger in parts of Sydney despite easing rainfall in the city. "This event is far from over,"…