Australia: Hundreds of homes have been flooded in and around Sydney, Australia’s largest city, and about 50,000 people have been affected. New South Wales Disaster Services Manager Ashley Sullivan said emergency response teams carried out more than 100 rescue operations overnight to rescue people trapped by flooding in homes or cars in Sydney. The water in Dem was above the danger mark and the reservoirs were broken due to torrential rains for the last few days.
Flood for the fourth time in a year and a half
This is the fourth flood in the city in the last 16 months. The state government of New South Wales declared a disaster in 23 areas under local government overnight and provided federal government funding for flood victims. People have been ordered to leave their homes and move to safer places, said New South Wales Premier Dominic Parrot. He said 50,000 people were affected by the floods, 32,000 of whom fled their homes on Monday. He appealed to the people to be careful.
20 cm rainfall in 24 hours
More than 20 centimeters (about eight inches) of rain fell in 24 hours in parts of southern Sydney, accounting for more than 17 percent of the city’s average annual rainfall, said Jonathan Howe, a meteorologist with the Bureau of Meteorology. Asked to be ready. Due to incessant rains since Friday, dams have overflowed and river banks have broken, leaving 5 million people in the city facing a flood crisis for the fourth time in a year and a half.
The situation is even worse than the floods that occurred 18 months ago
Emergency Management Minister Murray said the flood situation this time around is expected to be even worse than the floods in these areas 18 months ago. New South Wales Prime Minister Dominic Parrot said evacuation orders and warnings had been issued. He said emergency services have carried out 116 flood rescue operations in recent days
Status of Indians living in Australia
“It has been raining heavily in Sydney for the last three days,” said Himanshu Joshi, a native of Australia. A month’s rainfall seems to have fallen in 3 days. People’s lives have been disrupted due to heavy rains. Brother Himanshu lives in Sydney, Australia. This is the city that has been most affected by the floods.