NSW SES
Flood warnings, more storms as a month’s worth of rain falls on Sydney
Emergency services are urging Sydneysiders to avoid unnecessary travel after a person was rescued from floodwaters overnight and forecasters warn there’s more rain to come.
- by Angus Thomson
Latest
Cars damaged when storm dislodged Harbour Bridge road plate
A dramatic storm that swept over Sydney on Sunday night is being blamed for dislodging a road plate that damaged 25 cars at the entrance to the Harbour Bridge.
- by Jessica McSweeney
Woman killed by tree branch as high winds batter Sydney
The woman, in her 60s, was struck by the falling branch in Liverpool just before 1pm.
- by Ben Cubby
Updated
Police
Man found after ‘walking through the night’ in freezing conditions near Thredbo
Police say a member of the public came upon 61-year-old Bing Wei on The Alpine Way at Thredbo just before 9am, and alerted searchers.
- by Catherine Naylor
Updated
Weather
Floodwaters soak Sydney’s north-west as rains ease after deluge
Hundreds of residents in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley were issued emergency warnings to flee as the river surged above moderate levels.
- by Daniella White and Megan Gorrey
Updated
Weather
Major flood warning for parts of Hawkesbury, Warragamba Dam spills after deluge
Some residents are on high alert after an overnight drenching as Sydney’s largest dam spills into the rising Hawkesbury-Nepean river system.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Catherine Naylor
‘Terrifying’ Sydney clifftop sinkhole leaves residents on edge
Residents of an eastern suburbs cliffside street watched with horror as a road gave way, opening a sinkhole steps from Colin Scotts’ garage.
- by Jessica McSweeney
Think this week’s been wet? It’s about to get turbocharged
A band of rain sweeping towards Sydney is forecast to deliver 150-millimetre downpours and flash flooding.
- by Angus Dalton
Body of bushwalker who fell from waterfall discovered by police divers
The woman slipped and plunged down a cliff in the Southern Highlands on Sunday, triggering a multi-day search by emergency services.
- by Angus Dalton
Search for missing bushwalker enters second day
The search has resumed for a young woman who fell from a waterfall in the Southern Highlands, south of Sydney.
- by Angus Thomson
Residents allowed to return home as flooding threat eases
Road closures and diversions are still in place for much of the region north-west of Sydney, causing a headache for people attempting to return.
- by Anthony Segaert
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