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Fire crews have rescued five adults, three children and a dog from floodwaters in Fairfield, in the city's west.
The family, including a disabled child, were sheltering in a granny flat as water levels rose around it last night, Fire and Rescue NSW said. There were 101 flood rescues, mainly in Sydney's south-west last night between 5pm and 9pm, including 50 rescues from homes and stranded vehicles in a half-hour period, FRNSW, said.
FRNSW crews searched and cleared up to 50 vehicles stranded by floodwaters at Canley Vale and Prestons. At 5.45am, crews worked with SES volunteers to ferry two adults and 14 greyhounds out of rising floodwaters in Kenmare Road, Londonderry in the north-west.It has sent 93 fire trucks to emergencies which included 46 trees down, 36 flooding incidents and 10 powerlines down.
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