The News Journos
The New Journos


  • Likes
  • Followers
  • Subscribers
  • Followers
  • Followers
  • Subscribers
  • Followers
  • Friday, January 27, 2023
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Contact Us

News Journos News Journos - Independent News Stories

  • World
  • US News
  • Euro News
  • Turkey Reports
  • Politics
  • Finance
  • Business
  • Human Rights
  • Sports
  • Health
  • Tech
  • Lifestyle
The News Journos
  • Home
  • Australia floods: Sydney orders thousands to evacuate
World

Australia floods: Sydney orders thousands to evacuate

Torrential downpours pummeled Australia’s east coast on Thursday with Sydney receiving nearly a month’s rain overnight, turning suburban roads into rivers and triggering evacuations as authorities warn of more to come through the day.

By Serdar Imren 2,280 0
Share

A man swept away by floods in the city’s northwest was rescued by emergency crews, media reported, while television footage showed vehicles struggling to cross waterlogged streets, fallen power lines and trees, and debris floating in rivers.

Residents of a nursing home were evacuated overnight as emergency crews urged the harbor city’s 5 million residents to avoid unnecessary travel and brace for possible evacuations.

“This is a highly dynamic situation. These events are moving exceptionally quickly,” New South Wales emergency services Acting Commissioner Daniel Austin said during a media briefing. “Exceptionally sharp, short bursts of rain” have been creating flash flooding almost every hour, he said.

Sydney has received 1,227 millimeters (48 inches) of rain so far this year, more than its average annual rainfall of 1,213 millimeters. Over the next 24 hours, many coastal towns could get up to 180 millimeters, the Bureau of Meteorology said.

Debris is seen scattered outside homes in South Lismore, Australia, on March 9.

Photos: Flooding in Australia

Jason O’Brien/EPA/Shutterstock

Debris is seen scattered outside homes in South Lismore, Australia, on March 9.

A man navigates floodwaters from the swollen Manly Creek in Manly Vale, Australia, on March 8.

Photos: Flooding in Australia

Dan Himbrechts/AAP/Reuters

A man navigates floodwaters from the swollen Manly Creek in Manly Vale, Australia, on March 8.

Patria Powell salvages items from her mother's flooded home in Woodburn, Australia, on March 7.

Photos: Flooding in Australia

Dan Peled/Getty Images

Patria Powell salvages items from her mother’s flooded home in Woodburn, Australia, on March 7.

A photo taken with a drone shows houses inundated by floodwaters in Woodburn, on March 7.

Photos: Flooding in Australia

Dan Peled/Getty Images

A photo taken with a drone shows houses inundated by floodwaters in Woodburn, on March 7.

Craig Ashcroft, left, and Rob Beenhakker clean up a friend's home in Tumbulgum, Australia, on March 6.

Photos: Flooding in Australia

Dan Peled/Getty Images

Craig Ashcroft, left, and Rob Beenhakker clean up a friend’s home in Tumbulgum, Australia, on March 6.

Volunteers from the local Rural Fire Brigade clean up a primary school in Tumbulgum, on March 6.

Photos: Flooding in Australia

Dan Peled/Getty Images

Volunteers from the local Rural Fire Brigade clean up a primary school in Tumbulgum, on March 6.

Alison Bruggy, left, inspects her destroyed house, which was swept off its foundation, near Wyrallah, Australia, on March 4.

Photos: Flooding in Australia

Dan Peled/Getty Images

Alison Bruggy, left, inspects her destroyed house, which was swept off its foundation, near Wyrallah, Australia, on March 4.

Piles of debris line a main street in Lismore, Australia, on March 4.

Photos: Flooding in Australia

Dan Peled/Getty Images

Piles of debris line a main street in Lismore, Australia, on March 4.

Michele Laurie hugs a work colleague who came to help in the cleanup of her home in Lismore on March 3.

Photos: Flooding in Australia

Dan Peled/Getty Images

Michele Laurie hugs a work colleague who came to help in the cleanup of her home in Lismore on March 3.

People use a boat to save items from their home in Brisbane, Australia, on March 3.

Photos: Flooding in Australia

Peter Wallis/Getty Images

People use a boat to save items from their home in Brisbane, Australia, on March 3.

Volunteers from the State Emergency Service rescue a llama from a flooded farm in western Sydney on March 3.

Photos: Flooding in Australia

Muhammad Farooq/AFP/Getty Images

Volunteers from the State Emergency Service rescue a llama from a flooded farm in western Sydney on March 3.

A person walks through rain at Manly Beach in Sydney on March 3.

Photos: Flooding in Australia

Lee Hulsman/Getty Images

A person walks through rain at Manly Beach in Sydney on March 3.

Deer are kept in an enclosure as they are transferred away from flooded farmlands on the outskirts of Sydney on March 3.

Photos: Flooding in Australia

Rick Rycroft/AP

Deer are kept in an enclosure as they are transferred away from flooded farmlands on the outskirts of Sydney on March 3.

Blankets and sheets dry outside a flooded home in Brisbane on March 2.

Photos: Flooding in Australia

Tertius Pickard/AP

Blankets and sheets dry outside a flooded home in Brisbane on March 2.

Flying instructor Peter Clement, right, and his wife Kerrie stand in waist-high water as they examine their aircraft inside a flooded hanger at Grafton Air Strip in Grafton, Australia, on March 2.

Photos: Flooding in Australia

Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images

Flying instructor Peter Clement, right, and his wife Kerrie stand in waist-high water as they examine their aircraft inside a flooded hanger at Grafton Air Strip in Grafton, Australia, on March 2.

Discarded furniture sits outside in Lismore on March 2.

Photos: Flooding in Australia

Dan Peled/Getty Images

Discarded furniture sits outside in Lismore on March 2.

Wreckage is seen at a ferry terminal on Brisbane River in Hawthorne, Australia, on March 1.

Photos: Flooding in Australia

Tertius Pickard/AP

Wreckage is seen at a ferry terminal on Brisbane River in Hawthorne, Australia, on March 1.

People use small boats to travel through floodwaters in Lismore on February 28.

Photos: Flooding in Australia

Jason O’Brien/AP

People use small boats to travel through floodwaters in Lismore on February 28.

Mitchelton Football Club's destroyed field is seen in Brisbane on February 28.

Photos: Flooding in Australia

Peter Wallis/Getty Images

Mitchelton Football Club’s destroyed field is seen in Brisbane on February 28.

A man carries a wedding photo as people evacuate homes in Goodna, Australia, on February 27.

Photos: Flooding in Australia

Dan Peled/Getty Images

A man carries a wedding photo as people evacuate homes in Goodna, Australia, on February 27.


 

The tourist hotspot of Bondi recorded around 170 millimeters over the 24-hour period to 9 a.m. Thursday, official data showed.

Thousands have been ordered to evacuate their homes while businesses cleared essentials to help mitigate their losses.

“All hands are on deck to try and save some furniture … so we have been pretty busy lifting things up … moving things away, unplugging filters and electricity, and things like that,” Nicola Gilfillan, a cafe owner in southwest Sydney, told ABC television.

Overflow from a fuel pit at a site owned by oil refiner Ampol in Sydney’s south caused oil to mix with flood waters but emergency crews said the spill had been contained and that there was no risk of danger in the area.

A severe weather warning stretched along the south coast of New South Wales over a distance of more than 600 kilometers (373 miles) but conditions are expected to ease from Thursday evening, the weather bureau said.

Australia’s east coast summer has been dominated by the La Nina weather phenomenon, typically associated with increased rainfall, for the second straight year, with most rivers at capacity even before the latest drenching. Warragamba Dam, Sydney’s major water supply, is expected to spill over on Friday, authorities said.

Three intense weather systems in six weeks have pounded eastern Australia, with several parts of northern New South Wales and southeast Queensland clocking record rains and Sydney registering its wettest March on record.

Climate change is also widely believed to be a contributing factor to the severe weather, which has raised questions about how prepared Australia is.

Several towns across northern New South Wales are still battling to clear debris after two devastating floods in March but the latest weather event has smashed the state’s central and southern coast.

accidentsaustraliacitiescommunities and neighborhoodscontinents and regionsdisasters and safetyel nino and la ninafloods and flooding
0 2,280
Share
Serdar Imren 356 posts 0 comments

Serdar Imren; he was born in August. All his life he completed education in Turkey. As of 2020, he has 20 years of professional media history. He took part in Turkey's largest and most established media organizations. Star TV, ATV, CNN, Kanal D, Hurriyet Newspaper and Euro News he have signed successful projects in important positions. He devoted the last 8 years of his profession to digital transformation. He has made a special development in the strategies of online publishing, digital journalism, social media and digital projects and still continues to produce successful projects as an Independent Journalist and online publisher in the USA. In addition, he is preparing new projects on freedom of the press, freedom of thought, world peace and human rights.

Prev Post

Nuclear, oil and wind: How the UK plans to tackle the energy crisis

Next Post

Schools face rise in suicides during pandemic: “So many kids are hurting”

You might also like More from author
World

Philippines storm Megi: Agaton’s death toll rises as hundreds of thousands…

World

Mexican truck drivers block major US-Mexico point of entry in protest of Texas border…

World

Australian leader calls for national election next month

World

Joint US-Indonesia war games to expand to 14 nations as tensions simmer in…

Prev Next
Leave a comment

MOST POPULAR

Is Wayfair Involved In Online Child Trafficking! Is Amazon The Next?

65,464

Turkey’s President Erdoğan Underwent Surgery For Cancer, Suffers From…

Serdar Imren 52,498

Twitter CEO Responds to Trump: “We’ll Continue to Point Out…

Serdar Imren 51,778

5 Major Cases That Proofs There Is No Freedom of Expression in Press…

Serdar Imren 39,429

TURKEY: JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME

Serdar Imren 38,972

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Party Approves Social Media Censorship…

Serdar Imren 36,589

‘I cannot breathe!’: FBI investigates death of a black man in…

Serdar Imren 34,955

Cuomo says he will meet with Trump Wednesday

Serdar Imren 29,764

Coronavirus latest: Wuhan lab denies link to COVID-19

26,159

Coronavirus: Turkey unveils plan to revive tourism with health and…

Serdar Imren 25,713
© 2023 - The News Journos. All Rights Reserved.
Website Design: News Journos

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Accept Read More

You cannot print contents of this website.