NSW flood: Sydney residents in west and north-west evacuate as Warragamba Dam spills
by Peter Hannam from World news | The Guardian on (#5WNHW)
Residents in Camden, Chipping Norton, Georges Hall, Lansvale, Milperra, Moorebank and Warwick Farm told to evacuate with thousands more in city's north-west preparing to leave
New South Wales authorities have warned communities at risk of major flooding in the Sydney region to evacuate or prepare to evacuate as the Hawkesbury, Nepean and Georges rivers continue to rise.
Warragamba Dam, Sydney's main reservoir, was spilling at a rate in excess of 70 gigalitres a day on Wednesday after torrential rainfall over its catchment exceeded earlier predictions, according to a NSW government official.
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