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SYDNEY — Fresh After constant rain on some of Australia's largest cities, tens of thousands of Sydney residents were ordered to evacuate on Monday, officials warned of further stormy weather.
Heavy low pressure systems off the east coast of Australia will bring more heavy rains throughout New South Wales until Monday after some parts of the state have been hit by about a month of rain on weekends. It is predicted.
Frustration increased in some suburbs of western Sydney after about 30,000 residents of New South Wales faced evacuation and floods submerged homes, farms and bridges. ..
"It's just catastrophic. We can't believe it," said Teresa Fedeli, Mayor of Camden.
"Most of them got out of the last flood, put their homes back and put their businesses back. Unfortunately, they say it's happening again."
Local media reported that an operation was underway to rescue 21 crew members from a cargo ship that had lost power and risked landing in southern Sydney.
"It was a very difficult time for months to drive this flood event behind others, which makes it even more difficult," said Premier Dominique Perottet of New South Wales. Said in a media briefing on television.
No loss of life has been reported as long as the authorities urged people to leave the house and avoid driving on flooded roads when ordered.
Flooded Windsor resident Tracy said he couldn't cope with the frequent floods.
"We're beyond that. We're beyond that. (This) is a bit of a pain for us," she returns to her home and is one of the animals. After rescuing the club, he told ABC TV.
Australia'Unprepared'
It will rain about 100 millimeters (4 inches) in the next 24 hours in a strip of more than 300 km (186 miles) along New South Wales. Maybe the coast from Newcastle to the south of Sydney, the Meteorological Bureau said.
"We expect it to rain again this afternoon," said BoM meteorologist Jonathan Howe.
More than 200mm of rain fell on many areas, and 350mm of rain started on Saturday.
Climate change is widely believed to be the cause of frequent and severe weather events, the Climate Council said, adding that Australia is "underprepared."
Rough weather can cause flash floods and landslides, and the Lanina phenomenon (usually associated with increased rainfall) has occurred on the east coast of Australia over the last two years. After dominating, the river catchment is already nearing full.
Bad weather delayed the launch of the NASA rocket from the Arnem Space Center in Northern Australia by 24 hours on Monday, operator Equatorial Launch Australia said.
Federal Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt said on Monday that the government had launched a satellite emergency management system to support flood relief operations, providing more troops. (Report by Renju Jose, edited by Sam Holmes and Lincoln Feast.)
