Sydney floods turn roads into rivers

Sydney floods turn roads into rivers
bbc.co.uk • 43d

Tens of thousands of residents in Australia's largest city Sydney have been ordered to evacuate their homes after torrential rain and flash flooding. Roads have been cut off, with 18 evacuation orders in western Sydney alone and warnings of more to come. Australia's Bureau of Meteorology has said it …

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