More than 30,000 residents across Sydney spent Monday night under evacuation orders after three days of heavy rain triggered floods which are likely to see low-lying areas inundated for days.
NSW emergency services are bracing for prolonged flooding and access issues for days in parts of Sydney’s metropolitan fringe, after rains lashed the NSW coastal regions, including the Nepean-Hawkesbury and the Colo Rivers which have endured three major floods in 18 months.
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Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Most recently, she was CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before that, she covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, the AFR and BRW Magazine. Connect with Samantha on Twitter. Email Samantha at samantha.hutchinson@afr.com.au
Georgie Moore is a breaking news reporter with The Australian Financial Review based in Parliament House, Canberra. Connect with Georgie on Twitter. Email Georgie at georgie.moore@afr.com
