Easing Deluge Brings Relief for Rain-Soaked Towns

Published on December 2, 2023

An almost week-long deluge of floods and thunderstorms is finally set to ease after communities in Australia’s eastern states were battered by heavy rain and winds. Heavy rain pelted parts of Sydney, including hail in Parramatta and Eastwood, sparking 200 calls for help to the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) on Saturday night. At about 7.30 p.m. on Saturday, the Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning for heavy rainfall, damaging winds, and large hailstones in parts of NSW. While the warning has since been cancelled, Sydney can expect a high chance of showers on Sunday afternoon and evening with the chance of a thunderstorm....

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