Heavy rains in Australia's east, including Sydney, spark flash flooding and rescues

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Heavy rains in Australia's east, including Sydney, spark flash flooding and rescues
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SYDNEY: Heavy rain brought flash flooding to Australia's largest city, Sydney, on Saturday (Jun 8), prompting rescues and evacuation orders for several low-lying suburbs.

SYDNEY: Heavy rain brought flash flooding to Australia 's largest city, Sydney, on Saturday , prompting rescues and evacuation orders for several low-lying suburbs.

The nation's weather forecaster warned that major flooding could occur in the northwest of Sydney, a city of about 5 million, later on Saturday. New South Wales Emergency Services Minister Jihad Dib said the rain had fallen on swollen catchments, resulting in"a much more profound effect".

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