Devastating storms have ripped though eastern NSW, forcing evacuations and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without electricity.
Devastating storms have ripped through Sydney and parts of eastern NSW, forcing evacuations and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without electricity.on Sunday night, as were residents in the south-west Sydney suburbs of Moorebank, Chipping Norton and Milperra.Major flooding was inundating Milperra and Liverpool in the early hours of Monday, the NSW State Emergency Service said.There are concerns the Georges River at Milperra could reach levels higher than 1988's flood.
The Bureau of Meteorology says severe weather conditions are forecast again on Monday with heavy rains, strong winds and damaging surf possible along the state's entire coast. It is believed at least 65 schools will be without power on Monday morning. The NSW government has published a list of schools that will remain closed.
NSW Ambulance spokesman Giles Buchanan said the extreme weather was causing transport chaos across Sydney, with emergency services responding to five car accidents every hour since Friday night.
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