Severe weather warning for flood-hit northern NSW as heavy rain forecast for Sydney

Storms are forecast near Sydney and heavy rain is expected to drench areas in NSW’s north that were hit by floods earlier in March. Photograph: Mark Evans/Getty Images

New South Wales authorities are moving extra rescue personnel and equipment into the flood-hit regions of the state’s north as more wild weather looms.

The Bureau of Meteorology on Friday afternoon issued a severe weather warning for heavy rain for areas that are still recovering from floods at the start of March, as well as storms near Sydney.