The flood emergency in and around Sydney is intensifying, with more than 60 evacuation orders in place ahead of yet more severe weather forecast.
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Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes as river levels in the Hawkesbury, Nepean and Colo River catchments have risen.
There’s now major flooding at North Richmond, Warragamba Weir and Menangle Bridge.
The Bureau of Meteorology is warning that the east coast low sitting of Newcastle will bring more heavy rainfall and damaging winds to the Illawarra, Blue Mountains, Sydney and parts of the Hunter, with the risk of flash flooding, landslides and uprooted trees.
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