Melbourne, Australia Fresh evacuation orders were issued for thousands of Sydney residents on Monday after relentless rains flooded several suburbs in Australia's largest city, with officials warning of more wild weather over the next 12 hours. "If you were safe in 2021, do not assume you will be safe tonight. This is a rapidly evolving situation and we could very well see areas impacted that have never experienced flooding before," New South Wales emergency services minister Steph Cooke said in a televised media briefing on Sunday evening. Locals save furniture from a house threatened by floodwaters in Camden, South Western Sydney, July 3, 2022. Earlier in the day, she urged people to reconsider holiday travel, with the rough weather having hit at the beginning of school holidays.

Source: CNN July 04, 2022 03:55 UTC