Due to heavy rainfalls caused by the strongest floods in eastern Australia, the authorities of New South Wales have evacuated about 18 thousand people, but there are fears that many more people will have to be evacuated – up to 54 thousand.
“15 thousand people were evacuated from the cities of Port Macquarie, Tari and Kempsey, and another three thousand people from the western regions of Sydney, located in the floodplains of the Nepean and Hawkesbury rivers,” said State Prime Minister Gladys Berejiklyan at a special press conference. dedicated to natural disaster.
On the northern coast of the state and in the northwestern suburbs of Sydney, public transport is limited, more than 30 highways are completely closed, ferry crossings are closed, and traffic on bridges over the Hawkesbury River is prohibited. Local schoolchildren stayed at home on Monday – classes were canceled.
According to forecasters, torrential rains accompanied by a stormy wind will continue at least until Wednesday or even until Thursday, TASS reports.
Meanwhile, as the website kp.ru wrote, flooding is not the only problem in New South Wales. Local farmers have reported the largest invasion of mice in decades.
