Tens of thousands of Sydney residents fled their homes as flood warnings stretched across Australia’s east coast on Tuesday, with torrential rains pummelling the country’s largest city and flooding several big suburbs.
Roads once used for vehicles were inundated with floodwater, as locals took to them with jet skis, paddleboards and boats, as buildings and vehicles stood submerged in floodwater.
Emergency services estimate around 60,000 people in New South Wales face evacuation orders and urged people to follow them.
“A tough 24 hours or even 48 hours ahead,” bureau of meteorology forecaster Dean Narramore said, forecasting up to 120 mm of rains across Sydney over the next 24 hours.
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