Sydney (Reuters) – Due to persistent flooding after days of heavy rain on Australia’s east coast, thousands more people have to be evacuated in the metropolis of Sydney, according to official information.
“These are very, very serious and very severe currents and floods, and we are dealing with a very complex weather system, it is testing us,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison told the radio station “2GB” on Monday. A flood warning has been issued for large parts of NSW and neighboring Queensland.
Because of the sometimes worst flooding in half a century, almost 2000 residents in the most populous state of New South Wales were evacuated on Sunday. The fast-flowing floods sometimes tore away houses and cars and cut off important transport links, as recorded on television and on social media showed. According to meteorologists, the heavy rains are likely to continue until Wednesday. The weather is also likely to cause delays in the delivery of corona vaccine to the region.
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