NSW floods: thousands evacuated from rising waters as Sydney braces for more wild weather

Aerial image of flooding in western Sydney. Almost 70 evacuation orders were active on Monday morning across New South Wales as extreme weather lashed the state. Photograph: POLAIR

Emergency services rescued 83 people and evacuated thousands from rising flood waters across New South Wales overnight as the state braced for another day of heavy rain and wild weather.

The east coast low that caused much of the flooding was weakening, but heavy rainfall was still slated for Sydney, with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting up to 100mm again on Monday morning, before conditions eased during the afternoon and evening.