Thousands of residents in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) are evacuating yet again as intense rainfall sees rivers north and west of Sydney swell and threaten to inundate their communities.
Currently, 32,000 people have been told to evacuate or issued warnings with 71 evacuation orders and 64 warnings in place as heavy rain continues.
This will be the fourth time some communities have experienced flooding this year.
The Bureau of Meteorology says the heavy rain may lead to flash flooding in the Illawarra, Blue Mountains, Sydney Metropolitan
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has issued multiple flood warnings for the state, including major warnings for communities along the Hawkesbury, Nepean, and Colo rivers, which in some places have reached the record levels seen in February and March 2022….