
Sydney orders thousands to evacuate as heavy rains cause flash floods
CNN
Torrential downpours pummeled Australia's east coast on Thursday with Sydney receiving nearly a month's rain overnight, submerging the city's roads in flash floods and triggering evacuations as authorities warn of more to come through the day.
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.

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