Flooding rains continue to wreak havoc in the state of New South Wales (NSW) with the Bureau of Meteorology predicting the deluge will continue until Wednesday. Hundreds of homes have been inundated and many thousands of people have been evacuated as rivers swell and break their banks. More than 18,000 people have been told to evacuate and a further 15,000 were put on notice to standby for evacuation orders across the state. A total of 54,000 people may be displaced. Over 200 schools have closed and emergency crews have rescued 870 people from flooding, while emergency service fielded some 9,700 emergency calls. The Bureau of Meteorology has released a long list of warnings for affected areas. Western, Southern, and Northern Sydney Three thousand people have been evacuated from along the Hawkesbury River which has seen the worst flooding since 1961. Evacuation orders were issued for low-lying areas and an evacuation …