New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet has urged people to keep listening to emergency advice as 32,000 people face evacuation in flood-hit Sydney. 9News
The Windsor bridge was once more underwater on Monday as forecasters warned the flooding from the Hawkesbury, Nepean and Georges rivers would approach levels previously seen both in March 2022 and March 2021.
"It is hard to fathom that we are seeing a rain event of this magnitude hitting this part of Australia once again," he told"We have had several of them already this year but this one in particular has been exceptional heavy for areas near and south of Sydney. "Please do not drive through floodwaters and keep you and your family safe and ensure the SES and other volunteers don't have to put their life on the line."More than 100mm of rain has fallen in many places along the NSW coast, from Maitland and Newcastle right down to the Illawarra, in the last 24 hours.
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