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Australian authorities are urging residents to evacuate prior to flash floods

Australian authorities are preparing to evacuate or evacuate more than 30,000 residents in Sydney and its surrounding areas as more than 30,000 people are expected to experience more rain and flash floods. I am asking you to do.

At a press conference on Monday, New South Wales Prime Minister Dominique Perotet said 64 evacuation warnings and 71 evacuation orders had been issued in southeastern Australia.

Residents are advised to avoid non-essential trips, including public transport, as some roads are underwater and others are at risk of unexpected floods. I am.

A car sits semi-submerged in flood waters at Camden on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia, July 4, 2022.
In the suburbs of Camden, a car is half-diving into flood water. Australia, Sydney, July 4, 2022.

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology warned on Monday that Sydney could rain up to 120 millimeters during the day. The

station reported that it had rained 200-350 millimeters in some areas of Sydney in the last two days. The

station warns of the danger of flooding along the Nepean River due to rising water levels.

Sydney's Warragambadam flooded overnight on Sunday, Australian water officials said. The reservoir behind the dam is Sydney's main source of water.

A New South Wales State Emergency Service (SES) crew is seen in a rescue boat as roads are submerged under floodwater from the swollen Hawkesbury River in Windsor, northwest of Sydney, July 4, 2022.
New South Wales State Emergency Services (SES) crew 2022 A rescue boat on July 4, 2014, when the road is submerged in a flood from the inflated Hawkesbury River in Windsor, northwest Sydney.