Sydney floods burden 50,000 around Australia’s largest city

In Australia, hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around country’s largest city, Sydney, in a flood emergency that was causing trouble for 50,000 people. Parts of Sydney have received about eight months of rain in four days. Roads have been cut off, some houses are underwater and thousands have been left without power. 

This is what 13.93 metres of water looks like in the Hawkesbury community of Windsor. The Windsor Bridge has disappeared and Putty Road homes have been entirely swallowed. #NSWFloods pic.twitter.com/Tb7lkzcZee

— Harriet Tatham (@HarrietTatham) July 5, 2022

Prime minister Anthony Albanese has urged Australians impacted by the New South Wales floods to follow evacuation orders and not to "take risks when asked to evacuate"

#Breaking: Anthony Albanese has urged Australians impacted by the #NSWFloods to follow evacuation orders and not to "take risks when asked to evacuate".

The PM announced disaster payments of $1000 for flood victims in conjunction with the NSW Government. #auspol #nswpol pic.twitter.com/Uviwa6lyqU

— 10 News First Gadigal (Sydney) (@10NewsFirstSyd) July 6, 2022

State Emergency Service Manager Ashley Sullivan said, emergency response teams made 100 rescues overnight of people trapped in cars on flooded roads or in inundated homes in the Sydney area. People in another 50 areas have been warned to prepare to leave, as several major rivers flood.

⚠️#Flood Warning issued for #Hawkesbury #Nepean & #Colo Rivers. #Major flooding is occurring at #NthRichmond #Windsor #Sackville #WisemansFerry and #PuttyRd. See https://t.co/Nd2CLc5R37 for details & updates; follow @NSWSES advice #NSWFloods pic.twitter.com/APozhGjE3M

— Bureau of Meteorology, New South Wales (@BOM_NSW) July 5, 2022

Severe weather is also hitting the nearby Hunter and Illawarra regions.The Bureau of Meteorology said, some areas have seen 800 mm of rain in four days, almost a third more than the average rainfall Greater London receives in a year. The downpour is expected to begin easing in Sydney on Tuesday, but gale-force winds are also forecast, bringing a risk of falling trees and powerlines. Authorities are urging locals to heed evacuation warnings after rescuers were called to save people who were ordered to leave two days earlier.