Thousands of people in NSW have been told to evacuate or prepare to leave as heavy rain continues to feed widespread flooding:
An amusement ride is seen inundated by floodwaters in Camden in South Western Sydney, Sunday, July 3, 2022. Thousands of people in NSW have been told to evacuate or prepare to leave as heavy rain continues to feed widespread flooding across Greater Sydney, including the Hawkesbury-Nepean and in the Illawarra.
The State Emergency Service responded to more early 400 requests for help overnight and performed about 20 flood rescues, with that number expected to increase as people are asked to avoid driving if possible.Thousands have already left their homes as the Hawkesbury, Nepean and Colo rivers flood.Climate change poses 'real and substantial' threat to Torres Strait Islanders, Chris Bowen says
"Things are happening quicker, rivers are rising quicker, evacuation orders and warnings are happening quicker and more frequent than what we did expect," he said."It won't take a strong wind at all to start blowing them over," he said. Mr Sullivan said people were being rescued from cars that had been driven into floodwaters and homes when people had stayed too long.A combination of heavy rainfall and rapid dam spillages is causing rivers to rise at an alarming rate, shattering previous records.
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