Joint disaster funding has been announced for 23 local government areas in Sydney and parts of NSW as an onslaught of rain continues, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people in flood-hit communities.
Residential properties and roads are submerged under floodwater from the swollen Hawkesbury River, in Cattai, north west of Sydney on 4 July 2022.
Residents in parts of Chipping Norton in Sydney's southwest were directed to evacuate before midnight, with flood warnings for the Georges and Woronora rivers.But the risk of major flooding remains across parts of NSW as the severe floods inundate whole communities. "We have seen some of these impacted communities being hit by floods for a third and fourth time in 18 months, which is extremely distressing to the residents," Senator Watt said.
Camden, in Sydney's far southwest, has received 197.4 mm for the month to date, with residents enduring their fourth flood this year already.
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