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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Mostafa Rachwani

NSW weather: communities brace for flooding as heavy rainfall returns to state

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is seen through rain in Sydney
The BoM says there is wet weather ahead for Sydney and parts of the NSW mid-north coast, and is warning of potential flooding in some low-lying areas. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Communities in New South Wales hit by heavy flooding earlier this year are bracing for days of torrential rain, as the east coast prepares for an intense wet spell.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for heavy rainfall for the Sydney metropolitan, Illawarra and central tablelands districts, as a surface trough is expected to remain stationary over the weekend.

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