SYDNEY — Over 30,000 inhabitants of Sydney and its surroundings on Monday as Australia's largest city faces a fourth, perhaps worst round. I was told to prepare to evacuate or abandon my house in less than a year and a half.
The days of heavy rain flooded dams, broke embankments, and created a new flood emergency in parts of the city of 5 million people.
"According to the latest information, the floods are much more likely to get worse than the other three floods in these areas in the last 18 months," Murray Watt said. Stated.
Watt added that the current flood could affect areas that were spared from the previous floods in March last year, March this year, and April this year.
New South Wales Prime Minister Dominique Perottet said 32,000 people were affected by evacuation orders and warnings.
"Maybe that number is expected to increase over the course of a week," Perrottet said.
Emergency services provided numerous flood rescues on Sundays and early Mondays, and sought hundreds more.
Australian Meteorological Bureau Manager Jane Golding is in northern Sydney. Mentioned some areas between Newcastle, and Wollongong, south of Sydney, has been hit by more than 39 inches in the last 24 hours. Some received 59 inches or more.
These sums are close to the average annual rainfall in the coastal areas of New South Wales.
"The system that is producing this weather is showing signs of ease tomorrow, but we expect more rain to fall throughout today," Golding said. ..
It rains all week on the coast of New South Wales, including Sydney. Was expected. Said.
According to the Meteorological Bureau, it can rain up to 4.7 inches in Sydney on Monday.
The risk of flooding was highest along the Hawksbury River in northwestern Sydney and the Nepian River in western Sydney.
On Monday afternoon, the station was extensive in the Nepean community of Menangle and Warasia. Reported a flood. Southwestern fringe of Sydney.
A large flood also occurred in Hawksbury, North Richmond, on the northwestern tip of Sydney. The Hawksbury community in Windsor and Lower Portland was expected to be flooded on Monday afternoon, and the Wisemans Ferry was expected to be flooded on Tuesday, a statement from the agency said.
State Emergency Services Commissioner Carlene York said strong winds knocked down trees, damaged ditches and blocked roads. She advised not to make unnecessary trips.
Off the coast of New South Wales, cargo with 21 crew members After leaving the port of Warongon on Monday morning when the ship went out of power. It was fixed near the coast and the tag boat was preparing to pull it into the safer open sea.
The ship has engineers who can repair the engine, port official John Finch told reporters. "Unfortunately, we happen to be in some terrible situation right now," he said, explaining the 26-foot swell and the wind blowing at 34mph.
Due to bad weather, the previous plan to safely air the crew of the ship was canceled.
Repeated floods have caused members of the riverside community in southwestern Sydney I was sacrificed. Mayor Teresa Federi of the city of Camden said homes and businesses flooded the Nepian River on Sunday night.
"It's just catastrophic. They just keep saying,'It's catastrophic, never again,'" Fedeli said.
"I just keep saying ..." We have to be strong, we get over this. "But you're doing a really big blow to many people. I know there is, "she added.
Mr. Perottet is a major flood that will become more common throughout Australia. The most populous state that the government and community need to adapt to.
"There is no doubt that these events are becoming more common to see what we are seeing throughout Sydney, and the government has put us in place of ourselves. We need to adjust and check to adapt to the changing environment, "says Perottet.