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Sydney has been spared the worst of the wild weather but rural and regional NSW was “on edge” late on Sunday after heavy rain and flash flooding.

NSW has faced more wild and wet weather over the weekend and the state has warned there might be more to come.

Four defence force helicopters on standby as low-pressure system, forecast to persist until Sunday, brings flash flooding, landslides and damaging winds

Parts of NSW are experiencing major flooding on Saturday, and Sydney is bracing for up to 70 millimetres of rain in six hours. A number of severe weather warnings have been issued across the state.

Further heavy rainfall and forecasts for severe storms have NSW and Victoria on watch for more flooding, as the entire country braces for rain.

With many catchments soaked and more rain on the way, authorities say waterways are ‘sensitive to any future rainfall’

The State Emergency Service said the Northern Rivers received significant rainfall overnight into Friday. In one area, 222mm fell in three hours.

A massive storm stretching across Australias east coast is set to wreak havoc on millions with flood-ravaged towns bracing for another disastrous weather event.

SYDNEY — Floodwaters inundated or were threatening the homes of 85,000 people around Sydney on Wednesday as rivers started to recede and the heavy rains tracked north of Australia’s largest city. While rain was easing across Sydney, several waterways including the Hawkesbury-Nepean rivers system on Sydney’s northern and western fringes

Sydneys suburbs, where many Vietnamese live, are experiencing their fourth major flood in 18 months, which have turned streets into rivers and caused widespread damage and disruption. - VnExpress International