Flood warning after days of rain in Sydney

Residents of low-lying urban areas and New South Wales state residents have been urged to stay safe. Emergency services made the announcement on Sunday. Warning has been issued for 20 more areas.

Within 24 hours, the rescue service had to go out 28 times to rescue people from the water. In most cases, these people Their cars flood the streets Stuck. “It’s very dangerous on our streets. There’s a lot of spring tides and the river level continues to rise,” emergency services chief Carlene York warned at a press conference.

On Thursday, Sydney set a new annual rainfall record. To date, 2216 millimeters have fallen since the beginning of the year, making it the highest at any time since records began.

Australia gets them Effects of climate change And felt stronger. 2019 A great deal of forest and scrub was destroyed by fire In the east of the country is the size of Finland. In the spring of this year, the floods caused severe damage and killed more than 20 people. In March, another massive coral bleaching event was observed Great Barrier Reef Approved.