‘Prepare to leave’: Flood evacuation orders as Sydney slammed by wettest weekend since 1998

First the fires and now the floods come. This is happening in NSW and Queensland and the rain band is on its way to Victoria. Neutral

‘Prepare to leave’: Flood evacuation orders as Sydney slammed by wettest weekend since 1998

Thousands of Aussies are facing days without power after horror storms, labelled as “Mother Nature at her worst”, lashed parts of the country.


Many areas of the east coast are struggling to deal with the power of the floods, causing damage and evacuations to many parts of NSW and QLD.
The Bureau of Meteorology says severe weather conditions are forecast again today with heavy rains, strong winds and damaging surf possible along NSW's entire coast with the system forecast to move down to Victoria.

Less than two months after communities were told to leave their homes to escape raging bushfires, those same locals are now packing bags to flee rising flood waters.

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