FLOODING IN AUSTRALIA: 50,000 Residents Forced to Evacuate Their Homes

Australia has been suffering from many floods in recent months which has caused food shortages, among the many problems.

Government officials have ordered 50,000+ residents in Sydney, Australia to evacuate their homes

The flood occurred as a result of waterways swelling beyond safe levels amid heavy rains.

“About 50,000 residents in New South Wales, most in Sydney’s western suburbs, have been told to either evacuate or warned they might receive evacuation orders,” the news agency relayed on July 5.

Sydney is home to more than 5.3 million residents and is Australia’s most prominent port.

“There are now 98 evacuation orders and 60 warnings covering 45,000 people in place — up from the 32,000 affected on Monday — for the emergency that now stretches from the Central Coast.”

Hundreds of homes, business and vehicles have been inundated in and around Sidney, Australia in a flood emergency that affected 50,000 people.

The Australia’s largest city has so far witnessed three rounds of flooding in a year and a half.

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— Channel 5 News (@5_News) July 5, 2022

GOVERNMENT DECLARES NATURAL DISASTER

Australia’s federal government has declared the floods in and around Sydney a natural disaster, a designation that will allow affected residents to receive emergency funds.

Severe rainfall has been pouring down in Sydney and nearby regions since July 1st,  causing tremendous distress throughout the area.

The weather emergency has been declared a natural disaster and has made life a LIVING HELL for Sydney residents.

The copious and damaging rainfall has severely disrupted the lives of millions of families and business operations.

RESCUE AT SEA

A cargo ship from Hong Kong with 21 crew members on board lost power and was briefly in danger of drifting towards the cliffs of the Royal National Park.

The 21 crew members aboard the Portland Bay ship anchored perilously off the shore of Cronulla, must continue to wait to be rescued. The tow line snapped in 11-meter swells off the Royal National Park and thwarted attempts to winch the crew free after it was deemed too dangerous.

The bulk carrier is now double anchored in a more sheltered position until conditions are expected to ease around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, when it is expected to be brought to Port Botany.

The Hong Kong-based ship had already delivered its cargo of cement in Port Kembla, but contains 1000 tonnes of fuel oil which could create an ecological disaster if spilled.

Australia has been suffering from record floods throughout the nation in the last few months which has affected crop harvests and caused shortages.

“The latest wild storm cell — which brought a year’s worth of rain in three days to some areas —is likely to ease in Sydney from Tuesday, July 5 as the coastal trough moves north,” Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said on Tuesday as quoted by Reuters.

“But the risk of flooding could remain through the week with most river catchments already near capacity even before the latest deluge. Some regions have received 800mm (31.5 inches) of rain since Saturday, July 2, eclipsing Australia’s annual average rainfall of around 500mm (20 inches),” the news agency observed.

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