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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Lisa Favazzo and Caitlin Cassidy

Sydney floods captured on social media as roads turn into rivers and cars become boats

Sydney Australia

Sydney residents have pulled out their phones and posted videos on social media as cars floated down flooded streets, bridges were inundated, homes soaked and Manly Dam spilled – threatening hundreds of homes – while torrential rain continued to fall on Australia’s biggest city, claiming two lives.

The Bureau of Meteorology issued flood warnings while the SES ordered the urgent evacuation of tens of thousands of people in Sydney on Tuesday.

The New South Wales premier, Dominic Perrottet, called for residents to follow those orders as the national death toll for the flood crisis rose to 21.

Driving in many parts of Sydney became unsafe as the deluge hit urban streets and motorways.

Sydney’s northern beaches copped much of the torrent, as the main roads in and out were shut off leaving many isolated from the CBD.

An evacuation warning was issued for 800 homes and 2,000 people in low-lying areas below Manly Dam as it began to spill on Tuesday afternoon.

Car parks became rivers and people watched as schools and restaurants were inundated by murky flood waters.

Some took to paddleboards as canals gushed with torrents of brown water.

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