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According to Jonathan How of the Bureau of Meteorology, while flood warnings were issued in Victoria and Queensland, the primary regions of concern were in New South Wales.

Heavy rainfall thunderstorms are forecast across along the east coast from southern Queensland New South Wales, Victoria and right down to Tasmania with flooding also forecast.

By Thursday morning, Sydney had received 2,157 mm of rain for the year, just shy of the record 2,194 mm set in 1950

Though Australia has experienced an excessive amount of flooding in the last two years, this nation down-under has experienced a drastically wetter year.

Sydney is set to record its wettest year in 164 years as authorities braced for major floods in Australia's east, with more heavy downpours expected to fall over the next three days. By Thursday morning, Sydney had received 2,157 mm of rains for the year, just shy&...

The east coast has been in the grip of a multi-year rain event due to the La Nina weather phenomenon, that has caused floods in the city's suburbs

Sydney: Sydney recorded its wettest year in 164 years as authorities braced for major floods in Australia s east on Thursday, with more heavy downpour...

During the past two years, floods have struck Sydneys suburbs three times, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes

BoM expects widespread falls from Top End to Tasmania with flooding risk in eastern inland areas

Meteorologists are warning of an eight-day rain event with dangerous thunderstorms and flooding expected to hit virtually all Australia.