Australia’s most populous city, Sydney, has been drenched in rain for days, and Sunday was likely to bring more heavy downpours, with 17 dead as a result of flooding in the east.
Wild weather systems that devastated southern Queensland and northern New South Wales (NSW) over the past week dumped more than a year’s worth of rain, displacing thousands and destroying livestock, property, and roads.
According to police, 17 people have been killed since the deluge began, including a woman found dead on Saturday in Queensland.
Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) of NSW has warned that another round of heavy rain could hit NSW, of which Sydney is the capital, increasing the risk of floods. In a televised briefing, BOM meteorologist Jane Golding said that residents in NSW will be facing several more days of stormy, rainy weather.
The Clarence River in North New South Wales remains at a major flood level, but Golding predicted that the severe weather would clear by Wednesday.
The cleanup continues in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, and surrounding areas where heavy storms hit over the weekend, flooding several thousand properties.
