Sydney floods burden 50,000 around Australia's largest city
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Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia's largest city in a flood emergency that was causing trouble for 50,000 people. Officials said Tuesday emergency response teams made
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Thousands evacuate from 'dangerous' Sydney floods
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Sydney floods burden 50,000 around Australia's largest city
Rapidly rising rivers swamped swathes of rain-lashed Sydney on Monday, forcing thousands to flee "dangerous" floods as the city's largest dam spilled torrents of water.
Fresh evacuation orders were issued for tens of thousands of Sydney residents on Monday after relentless rains triggered floods for the third time this year in some low-lying suburbs.
Several places were hit with about a month's rain over the weekend, causing dams to overflow and waterways to break their banks. Roughly 30,000 people have been told to either leave their homes or prepare to do so.
Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia's largest city in a flood emergency that was causing trouble for 50,000 people. Officials said Tuesday emergency response teams made
Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia's largest city in a flood emergency that was threatening 45,000 people. State Emergency Service manager Ashley Sullivan said Tuesday that emergency response teams made 100 rescues overnight of people trapped in cars on flooded roads or in…
