Just a month after devastating floods on Australia’s east coast, parts of the metropolis of Sydney are once again hit by heavy rainfall. The situation was particularly dangerous in the southern suburbs of Woronora and Bonnet Bay, where authorities ordered thousands of people to evacuate their homes and seek safety.
In just three months, the city, which is popular with tourists from all over the world, received the same amount of rainfall as in an entire year, 7News broadcaster quoted a spokesperson for the Australian Meteorological Authority as saying. Everything was initially not in sight: although the rain will decrease over the weekend, new precipitation is expected from Tuesday. “The ground is saturated with water, the rivers are full, the dams have reached their limit,” said Dean Story of New South Wales State Emergency Services. Authorities also warned of possible landslides due to the unstable ground.
Days of heavy rain in February and March led to historic flooding, especially in northern New South Wales and neighboring Queensland. More than 20 people have died as a result of the extreme weather. The devastation was enormous. In Sydney it had rained almost continuously for two and a half weeks. At the time, meteorologists were already talking about the wettest start to the year in the nation’s largest city since the weather records began in 1858. Australia is particularly affected by climate change.
Source: Krone
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