New South Wales Flooding Intensifies; 32,000 Evacuated As Rainfall Totals Set New Records

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Sydney braced for another long night on Monday with more than 70 flood evacuation orders in place across New South Wales and further alerts being issued into the evening, despite a forecast that conditions could ease on Tuesday. Large parts of the state have been hammered with record levels of torrential rainfall since Friday, placing about 32,000 people under evacuation orders including in several parts of Sydney.

On Monday evening, further evacuation orders were issued for low-lying parts of Woronora, Liverpool, Morebank, Georges Hall and Bonnet Bay amid “dangerous, rapid” river level rises at Woronora Bridge in excess of 2016 levels.

With flooding possible overnight at Liverpool and Milperra in greater western Sydney, authorities were grappling with deteriorating conditions on several fronts.

NSW state emergency services commissioner Carlene York said she anticipated “another busy night” on Monday as major flooding continued before rain was expected to ease off on Tuesday. She did not anticipate evacuation orders would be lifted until then.

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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/04/sydney-braced-for-another-night-of-flooding-after-region-hit-by-torrential-rain