Death Toll Rises To 17 In Record Queensland/NSW Floods; 1 Year Of Rain Fell In 1 Week
Seventeen people have now died due to recent severe rain and flooding in Australia. The poor weather conditions have disrupted recovery and cleanup efforts. Australia's most populous city, Sydney, along with other areas braced for more severe weather on Sunday after devastating flooding.
Seventeen people have died from the flooding nationwide so far, which was caused by heavy rainfall.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has issued warnings of severe thunderstorms coupled with major flooding in the state of New South Wales (NSW). "We are facing, unfortunately, a few more days of ongoing wet, stormy weather which will be quite dangerous for residents of NSW," BOM meteorologist Jane Golding said at a briefing. The severe weather was expected to begin clearing from Wednesday.
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More than a year's worth of rain fell during the course of the week in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales. The subsequent flooding has caused widespread damage and forced mass evacuations in some parts of Sydney.
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