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How can NSW become more flood resilient? Look to the recent and ancient past, experts say

Cities like New Orleans weathered storms far better after the harsh lessons of Katrina, but Australia has a unique source of knowledge that is being ignored when it comes to disaster planning, experts say.

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Homes of 85,000 People at Risk, but Rain Eases Around Sydney

Floodwaters inundated or were threatening the homes of 85,000 people around Sydney on Wednesday as rivers started to recede and the heavy rains tracked north of Australia’s largest city. While rain was easing across Sydney, several waterways including the Hawkesbury-Nepean rivers system on Sydney’s northern and western fringes remained at…

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Syd’s Had More Rain Than London Gets All Year So How Does It Fare Against Other Sopping Cities?

Does it measure up to the glorious damp city of Forks, Washington?

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Cargo ship safely returned to port in Sydney after three days stranded in wild seas

The Portland Bay had sparked fears of an environmental catastrophe after experiencing engine failure in rough weather

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Anthony Albanese faces first test leading during a natural disaster in flood-ravaged north-west Sydney

Prime minister joins NSW premier to visit Windsor, an area that has endured four flood emergencies in a little over a year

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EXPLAINER: Factors behind Sydney's recent flood emergecies

Parts of Australia’s largest city have been inundated by four major floods since March last year, leaving weary victims questioning how many times they can rebuild

The Independent UK

MV Portland Bay cargo ship finally makes it to shore after three days stranded in waters off Sydney

The Port Authority of NSW confirms all 21 crew members aboard the MV Portland Bay are safe after being stuck off the coast of Sydney since Monday.

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Can a new department head get the politics out of infrastructure? (And is that a good idea anyway?)

Federal infrastructure policy has been rife with controversy for years: from the sports rorts scandal and dubious commuter car parks to overpriced land for the second Sydney airport. So notorious did the excesses become that they convinced the Morrison government’s critics to campaign for a strong anti-corruption commission during the…

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Federal government pledges $1,000 disaster payment for NSW flood victims as threat moves north

Deluge moves to Hunter and mid-north coast as Anthony Albanese announces one-off payment to people in 23 areas

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Homes of 85,000 people at risk, but rain eases around Sydney

Floodwaters have inundated or are threatening the homes of 85,000 people around Sydney

The Independent UK

Thousands more evacuate homes in Sydney even as heavy rains ease

A wild storm system has moved away from Sydney after pounding Australia's largest city with four days of torrential rain, satellite images showed on Wednesday, although river waters stayed above danger levels, forcing more evacuations.

Reuters

NSW floods updates: High tide pushes up water levels on NSW Central Coast after downpour — as it happened

Residents on the NSW Central Coast say the flooding they experienced on Wednesday was the worst they have ever seen — as it happened.

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Animal rescuers race to reach pets, livestock stranded in Sydney floods

From kangaroos to dogs and cats, there are fears hundreds of animals may have drowned in floods in Sydney's north-west as rescuers bring surviving native wildlife, pets, and livestock to safety.

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More major warnings issued as focus turns to mid-north coast – as it happened

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High cost of flood insurance keeping Windsor and Wilberforce residents under water

Any other day, Ted Kelleher will rave about his neighbourhood in flood-affected Greater Sydney. But as flood waters rise, he is taking fresh stock of the home he loves.

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Flood-weary residents assess the damage after Sydney's recent deluge

Sydney resident Kevin has endured four floods in his home within the last six months. His yard is filled with filthy debris and he points to grime on the walls of his house up to the height of his shoulders caused by the flood waters.

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‘Patently ridiculous’: State government failures have exacerbated Sydney’s flood disaster

We’ve known about flood risk to the region for a long time. Yet successive state governments have failed to properly mitigate its impact.

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Thousands more evacuate from Sydney as region receives same rainfall in four days that London gets in a year

This is the fourth flood emergency to hit the city in 16 months

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‘They shouldn’t have built houses here’: navigating disaster in the flood waters of Sydney’s north-west

Windsor locals watching rising water swallow roads and houses for the third time this year struggle with the dilemma of rebuilding or relocating

Daily Mirror

Sydney floods: Thousands evacuated as 12 months of rain falls in days causing mayhem

Parts of Sydney in Australia have been submerged as a storm front dumped 30 inches of rain in three days causing severe flooding as residents are warned to prepare for evacuation

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Sydney floods ‘far from over’ as 50,000 face evacuation

Australia’s largest city is braced for further days of trouble despite positive weather forecast.

ABC News

Industrial action to continue across Sydney rail's network causing delays for commuters

Sydney commuters will face further rail delays with trains operating at 60 per cent capacity for the rest of the week.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sydney Floods Burden 50,000 around Australia’s Largest City

Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia’s largest city in a flood emergency that was causing trouble for 50,000 people, officials said Tuesday. Emergency response teams made 100 rescues overnight of people trapped in cars on flooded roads or in inundated homes in the Sydney area, State…

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‘Scariest floods’ force more evacuations in Australia’s Sydney

Flood crisis worsens in Australia’s largest city, parts of which have seen 3 rounds of flooding in a year and a half.

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Sydney flood crisis expected to worsen fruit and vegetable price hike

Soaring vegetable prices could be here to stay for some time, with the New South Wales flood crisis just the latest in a round of hits driving grocery bills sky-high.

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