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Days of torrential rain have caused dams to overflow and waterways to break their banks.

The New South Wales state government declared a disaster across 23 local government areas overnight, activating federal government financial assistance for flood victims.

Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia’s largest city in a flood emergency that was causing trouble for 50,000 people, officials said on Tuesday, July 5, 2022.

Days of torrential rain have caused dams to overflow and waterways to break their banks.

Days of torrential rain have caused dams to overflow and waterways to break their banks, bringing a fourth flood emergency in 16 months to parts of the city of 5 million people.

Residents in the state of New South Wales (NSW), most in Sydney’s western suburbs, were told to either evacuate on Tuesday or warned they might receive evacuation orders, authorities said

Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australias largest city in a flood emergency that was causing trouble for 50,000 people, officials said Tuesday.

Emergency response teams have made rescues of people trapped in cars and warned of evacuations as torrential rain continues to hit the city.

50,000 people in and around Sydney were given evacuation orders and warning to prepare to abandon their homes.

Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia's largest city in a flood emergency affecting at least 50,000 people.