Sydney surpasses average annual rainfall as PM flags conditions for Queensland flood relief package

Sydney has already passed its annual average rainfall as some residents are told to evacuate, while a Queensland flood package now looks likely to proceed.

Jonson St in Byron Bay, NSW, is seen flooded on 30 March, 2022. Source: AAP / Jason O'Brien

Severe rainfall is forecast for large parts of already-saturated NSW as residents in Sydney's south are told to evacuate low-lying areas.

An evacuation order has been issued for residents in low-lying areas of Woronora in Sydney's south.

 

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