Sydney caught the biggest rain in 100 years

Secretary of the State of New South Wales - Duncan Gay said the city of Sydney on March 8 had suffered the heaviest rain in the last 100 years, causing the city to fall into chaos , in the context of most areas. The southern part of the state is placed on high alert before the threat of flooding from rivers.

Rainfall was measured by the Observatory Hill meteorological station in the Merrylands area at the same day, reaching 149mm and 119mm in the city center. Under the pouring rain, Sydney's road and traffic system became chaotic and hundreds of people were rescued by functional forces, many stubborn people were also forced to leave their homes.

Flood water isolates the roads into the city

Large water due to rain has caused many motorways, trains and train stations to close, and many ferries and flights at Sydney airport are canceled. According to temporary statistics, in the morning alone, there were more than 1,000 phone calls to help authorities due to incidents on the road.

Meanwhile, many residential areas in New South Wales are suffering from new floods from rivers. The town of Forbes, located in the central-western region of the state, is at greatest risk with the forecast that the Lachlan River water level could reach 10.65 meters even in the evening of March 8.

A spokesman for the State Emergency Relief Agency (SES) said: "After an evacuation order last week, 815 homes received warnings and 125 people registered to evacuate to rescue centers." .

Neighboring towns in the influence of floods like Condobolin and Willow Bend have built flood walls with sandbags. 600 people of Wagga Wagga town, Gumly Gumly cannot return home yet because a 1 meter high water wall is still surrounding these two areas.

SES also announced an evacuation order to Gillenbah area residents, north of Wagga Wagga. Some other towns have been warned about the risk of being isolated from floodwaters.