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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Renju Jose and Lewis Jackson

Sydney records wettest year since 1858 as Australia braces for more floods

Vehicles drive through floodwaters as heavy rains affect Sydney, Australia, October 6, 2022. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Sydney recorded its wettest year in 164 years as authorities braced for major floods in Australia's east on Thursday, with more heavy downpours expected to fall over the next three days.

With almost three months of 2022 still to go, Australia's largest city has recorded 2,200 mm of rain in a year for the first time since records began in 1858.

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