Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes in Sydney, off the east coast of Australia, after torrential rains inundated several suburban areas. MTI wrote that the ruling had already led to twenty deaths.
Flood warnings have been extended off the east coast of Australia. Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in Sydney on Tuesday: torrential rains inundated several suburbs in Australia’s most populous city – Writes and Reuters.
Rivers crossing the eastern part of the state have closed several cities in Queensland and New South Wales, washing away farms and roads. The bodies of two people, a mother and her son, were found in a car in western Sydney. According to the authorities, even Flood end of FebruaryThey have disappeared. Many people died in their flooded homes or in their own cars at that time.
The weather forecast says 120mm of rain could fall on Sydney within 24 hours, along with a storm. The most populous Australian city fell 200 mm of rain on Monday. Tens of thousands of people are waiting to be evacuated from their homes.
Authorities estimate that sixty thousand residents will now have to be evacuated.
Many train services were canceled due to flooding; Many cities do not have electricity or internet service.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has ordered an increase in the number of defense and rescue forces in flood-affected areas.
(Cover image: A car stuck in a flood in the southwestern suburbs of Sydney on March 8, 2022. Photo: Mohamed Farouk/AFP)