Residents of New South Wales, Australia were ordered to evacuate on Friday, March 19, 2021, following severe flooding that the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) described as “life-threatening”.
Severe floods are occurring along major rivers, and some are expected to surpass record levels overnight.
“We are seeing very intense, very heavy, potentially life-threatening rains occurring right now on the middle northern coast,” it said. “We see that in one hour the total amount of precipitation has exceeded 100 mm. This is a very dangerous rain. ”
Residents of low-lying areas in the lower reaches of the Maclay River are called for evacuation by Friday evening.
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