About 100 millimeters (4 inches) of rain could fall over the next 24 hours across a wide range of areas in New South Wales, from Newcastle to the south of Sydney, a distance of more than 300 kilometers (186 miles), the Bureau said Meteorology said. “If you were safe in 2021, don’t assume you’ll be safe tonight. This is a rapidly evolving situation and we could well see areas affected that have never experienced flooding before,” NSW’s emergency minister said. , Steph Cooke. telecast on Sunday afternoon. Earlier in the day, he urged people to reconsider holiday travel as bad weather has hit the start of the school holidays. “This is a life-threatening emergency,” Cook said. More than 200mm (8in) of rain has fallen in many areas with some receiving up to 350mm, the Bureau of Meteorology said, warning of flooding risks along the Nepean and Hawkesbury rivers. Camden in south-west Sydney was underwater and the weather bureau predicted water levels in the North Richmond and Windsor areas north-west of Sydney would peak at higher levels than in the previous three major floods since March 2021. Heavy rains caused Sydney’s main dam to overflow early on Sunday morning, water authorities said, adding that modeling showed the spill would be comparable to a major spill in March 2021 at Warragamba Dam. “There’s no room for the water to stay in the dams. They’re starting to spill. The rivers are flowing too fast and too dangerous. And then we have the risk of flash flooding, depending on where the rains are,” State Emergency Management Commissioner Carlene said. York. About 70 evacuation orders have been issued in Sydney as authorities urged people to leave their homes before they were left without power. As tens of thousands face evacuation, frustration swelled in North Richmond and Windsor in Sydney’s west after flooding submerged homes there for the third time this year. “We’re over it. We’re over it. (This) is pretty much it for us,” one Windsor resident who was affected by the flooding told ABC television. At least 29 people have been rescued from the flood waters, including one who was hanging from a pole for an hour as workers tried to reach them. The body of a man who fell out of a kayak has been recovered from Sydney Harbour, police said, adding that the circumstances were being investigated but appeared to be linked to wind conditions. Federal Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt offered more troops and said on Monday the government had activated the satellite emergency management system to help with flood relief efforts.
