More severe weather forecast for Australia's southeast amid flood crisis

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SYDNEY - Australia’s weather forecaster predicted heavy rain for large swaths of country’s flood-hit south and east on Sunday (Oct 23) as a flood crisis continues in the two most populous states. The week-long emergency in New South Wales and Victoria comes as Australia endures a third straight La Nina weather event, bringing heavy rains. Flooding has killed five people,...

State Emergency Service personnel prepare to deploy as floodwaters submerge residential areas following heavy rains in the Windsor suburb of Sydney, Australia, on July 5, 2022.SYDNEY - Australia’s weather forecaster predicted heavy rain for large swaths of country’s flood-hit south and east on Sunday as a flood crisis continues in the two most populous states.

The Bureau of Meteorology on Sunday issued a severe weather warning for a 320km stretch of the north coast of New South Wales, including the regional centre Lismore. “Locally intense rainfall which may lead to dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding is also possible during this period,” the agency said on its website.

The river had risen to around 94.8m on Sunday, similar to devastating 1993 flood levels, and was expected to reach a peak of around 95m later in the day.

 

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