the people of new south wales and sydney as well, l event like this? the people of new. last weather we had was in february 2020 after the devastating bushfire season across new south wales. before that we do need to go to about 2013 and in 2016 to see some similar rainfall events but what we are seeing now because it is so prolonged and such a broad area, this could be one for the record books in terms of widespread scale of impact. we have seen already over 700 mm of rain over three days, about 28 to 38 inches. we have seen models being broken and we could see up to one metre of rain with this is all over.— with this is all over. people will be worried _ with this is all over. people will be worried about _ with this is all over. people will be worried about how— with this is all over. people will be worried about how or - with this is all over. people will be worried about how or when l with this is all over. people will. be worried about how or when they will start see this water while things are drying up. how long is that expected to take her when can we expect to

australia is a land well used to — new south wales? australia is a land well used to nature's extremes - new south wales? australia is a land well used to nature's extremes but . well used to nature's extremes but records are tumbling left, right and centre. the new south wales premier says parts of sydney are enduring a once in 50 year weather event and to the north parts of new south wales are in the midst of a once in 100 yearfreak weather event are in the midst of a once in 100 year freak weather event when you the freak storms were coming. the weather forecasting apparatus here in australia is severely punished by extremely sophisticated. it gave people warning to move themselves in livestock to higher ground. —— apparatus here in australia is extremely sophisticated. we knew it was going to rain but many people did not expect this much rainfall. the city itself is affected as well, parts of sydney, the most populous parts of sydney, the most populous part of australia, really. what parts of sydney, the most populous part of austr

also coming up homes uprooted in thousands evacuated the worst floods in half a century batter new south wales. our message has been straightforward and simple and it's true the border is closed the white house scrambles to contain a surge in the number of unaccompanied migrant children trying to enter the u.s. . intensive care of ads or from impaired why is it faces a steep rise in coronavirus k.c.'s. my. fellow thanks for joining us a child is among 7 civilians killed in northwestern syria after an underground hospital was shelled by government forces it happened in a rebel held town for a lot of that's west of aleppo about $600.00 attacks on health facilities have taken place in 10 years of conflict in syria and the latest one is the 5th such attack this year according to the international rescue committee laura burdon manley reports. a place meant to care for people and keep them safe so it becomes a scene of chaos the hospital was hit by this fight from a syrian army outpost. bloodstained survivors who carried out and treated elsewhere . a child and health care workers died in the bucket

uprooted and thousands moved to higher ground the worst floods in half a century batter australia's new south wales. our message has been straightforward and simple and it's true the border is closed the white house scrambles to contain a surge in the number of unaccompanied migrant children trying to enter the us. voting for a president of the republic of congo the man in the job for 36 years wants another term of the leading opposition candidate is a hospital with cope with 19. hello thanks for joining us a secret trial is under way in china of a canadian citizen who's detention has stoked tensions between beijing and. senior diplomats from canada and the us turned up outside the court to show solidarity for michael kaur vick who's being accused of espionage the former diplomat was arrested in december. 28 seen not long after canada arrested while away executive man one joe on a u.s. extradition warrant and there's another canadian michael spade or who is also detained in china on similar charges and appeared in court on friday despite. the international agreement to china has signed under the vi

many livestock being swept away as well it's of course causing distress to many people here in new south wales will speak to greg now who's in windsor what do you think about some of these scenes that we're witnessing in new south wales it's just a rendition of between the fall and the floods and. it's just affecting everybody tens of thousands of people have been affected by this flood. have you been told to evacuate and many people in western sydney are leaving. but we've got a potential. coming up if they've got to cut the power in the water up there's only one bridge at the moment. and one in the future we won't know and. these things are quite terrifying in some areas they haven't same floods like this since the 1960 s. in some areas but run full is setting records here and floodwaters are rising the weather bureau has said that the worst could be yet to come so far and the military has been called in to help with some rescues many people have been rescued after being caught in flood waters and thousands of people are out of. because they can't go back home. china is holding a secret tria

in the manning river in new south wales. much of the state has been affected by dangerous flash flooding it's causing widespread damage and disgracing my. american sea services have appealed to people not to drive 3 the flood waters. it's not worth the risk you creating significant risk to yourself to your families and also to the 1st who is who would need to come and. record rain support most of the state some areas have reported the worst flooding in half a century and the dating poor is are showing no signs of abating. we're just inundated at the moment. and the water still rising demographic for you know a lot of you know. here this is the worst i've seen it last year just after christmas it was pretty bad as well but not this bad. is going to be a lot of people that might you don't get their houses a lot of them they won't get to work or ride will be wrecked and as well spend it on a test and i think a lot of people going to like up call. i think now on this and that that we're going to do with the likes of once they fa

still ahead here in of 0 heavy rain batters parts of the string these new south wales and what's being called a want to 100 years event. 9 lives cut short in one day families of activists killed by security forces in the philippines call for just. it's time for the perfect gentleman the winter sponsored plan qatar airways a spell of wet weather is on its way through japan at least and this is the head of the storm system which on winds like that the cold air is to the north of it it's a little complex it's got more than one center but it's going in that direction so all the weather proper the rain the snow is on its way out there will be some snow one monday still left in sapporo possibly even in the rest of our condo and to the north of that but then uses some takes over and the wind direction changes not true throughout all of china in the korean peninsula coming up more from a southerly direction and turning this like this so temperatures rising were up to 18 even 20 in beijing and beijing's air quality because of what swept through that storm system has improved markedly it was act

skloot stone the manning river in new south wales much of the state has been affected by dangerous flash flooding it's causing widespread damage and history says american sea services have appealed to people not to drive through the flood waters it's not worth the risk. you creating significant risk to yourself or your families and also to the us who would need to come in and say. record reams of paper most of the state some areas have reported the worst flooding in half a century and the dating poor is are showing no signs of abating. we're just inundated at the moment. and the water still rising demographic you know a lot of you know. here this is the worst i've seen it last year just after christmas it was pretty bad as well but not this bad. is going to be a lot of people that might you don't get their houses a lot of them they won't get to work or ride will be wrecked as well that's going to get attention and i think a lot of people bit of a walk up call the government is offering financial assistance to people affected by the floods meteorologists are warning that this extreme weat

is a good question so i guess possibly south wales i guess is no stranger to these kinds of disasters we do have that some of which was most it's not just new south wales it instead of victoria queensland as well and since then we have seen flooding and also pretty big i guess thunderstorms as well. here the bureau you know we do recognize in climate is warming as a does when we do start to see these more extreme weather events more frequently we have seen it way more frequently and i guess in the past kind of 7 of the last 10 years there's been some of the warmest year on record for australia and 29 tame was a straight as hard as an driest year on record it unfortunately all same or more of these records babysit and the country bracing for more jonathan how that from the australian bureau of meteorology thanks so much for joining us on out of there john . thanks for having me. still ahead here on al-jazeera talk here is $25000000000.00 lempicka extravaganza we look at the financial implications of banning foreign fans from the games i angry protests in turkey after president out of one pulls out of the estimable convention to protect women

across new south wales, australia's most _ wrecked. residents in many low—lying areas have been told to leave. communities to the north of sydney have been badly affected. in to the north of sydney have been badly affected.— to the north of sydney have been badly affected. in parts of the mid and north coast _ badly affected. in parts of the mid and north coast regions _ badly affected. in parts of the mid and north coast regions which - badly affected. in parts of the mid and north coast regions which are j and north coast regions which are experiencing a one in 100 year event there has been sustained damage to infrastructure, to help people communicate and move around. everyone in new south wales who is experiencing that fear and anxiety that our thoughts are with you and we will get assistance to you as soon as we can.— we will get assistance to you as soon as we can. eight town saw a house down _ soon as we can. eight town saw a house down the _ soon as we can. eight town saw a house down the river _ soon as we can. eight town saw a

parts of australia as east coast have been declared a natural disaster as the state of new south wales battles the worst flooding in decades homes are destroyed rescues are on the way with people bracing for more heavy rain because a gauge reports now from the town of windsor west of sydney. regions under water and many people at breaking point days of torrential rain have turned parts of eastern australia into an inland sea ruining harms and destroying livelihoods several areas have been declared disaster zones and tens of thousands of people ordered to leave others are on standby watching what happens next with only one bridge at the moment one road in and one in the pits coupler all know and emergency services have been inundated with calls for help dozens of people trapped by rising floodwaters have been rescued but many farm animals washed away as rivers burst their banks and dams spilled. communities are becoming increasingly caught off here in windsor west of sydney this is the main bridge completely under water along with buildings and more rain is on the why people get to evac

hit by some of the worst flooding in decades mass evacuations are ordered across the states of new south wales. the united states the european union and several other countries have launched a coordinated set of sanctions over human rights abuses in china there and start getting for chinese officials for their role in the abuse of the weaker this is the 1st time the e.u. and the united kingdom of targeted beijing for human rights abuses u.s. secretary of state and city blinken accuse china of genocide and called on beijing to end repression of the weaker is china's already announced retaliatory sanctions against 10 european politicians for severely harming its solvency and spreading lies and disinformation the e.u.'s foreign policy chief said they want to china to engage in dialogue not to continue in confrontational. rather than changes policies and address our legitimate concerned china is against turned a blind eye and these measures are read to will and acts unacceptable there will be no change in the european union determination to defend human rights and to respond to syria for you later

broome in sydney william we were just looking at some really dramatic pictures the premier of new south wales wells is calling this a once in a century a vent what does she mean by that she means it i know it's a bit of a cliche but it is president i know much of new south wales hasn't seen extreme weather like this for 100 mi as much as western sydney he is we do get heavy rain i've lived in london in many years and when it rains drizzle but here in sydney when it rains it acts need goals and i've often said that even central sydney the roads the streets nope. right and i had to make a few detours with friday for instance because the road the drains the. sin the leaflets and how would you say given your experience well prepared were authorities and indeed the population for all this. well one of the state emergency services and other emergency services say that since thursday they received about 7000 and militancy cools i know awful states have also offered and given emergency resources as well i would say they are as head as they could be regarding the people today there are a lot of scent

possibile straightly in search of new south wales are experiencing some of the worst flooding in decades the house was seen floating down the river movie northern coast many of the region have been told to evacuate their homes to ritual rains continue people are evacuating cities out of supposed to. our 1st and foremost priority is to save lives save as many properties as possible but also to give people enough warning of what's occurring and i appreciate in parts of the media and north coast region which are experiencing a one in 100 year event there's been sustained damage to infrastructure there's been sustained damage to how people communicate and move around and i just want to say that everybody in new south wales is experiencing that fear and that anxiety that afterwards with you will get assistance to you as soon as we can top of the homes they see their meteorologist at australia's bureau of the trawler tree he explains what's behind the heavy rains very dangerous a significant flooding event in 40 of course is new south wales and including the biggest city of sydney are we have

severe strain in the state of new south wales are experiencing some of the worst flooding in decades house was seen floating down a river near the northern coast many in the region have been told to evacuate their homes in his turn to rain continues people are evacuating sydney's outer suburbs donovan howard's a senior meteorologist at the australia bureau of meteorology and he explains what's causing these heavy rain very dangerous a significant flooding event on 40 across new south wales and including the biggest city of sydney are we have seen 2 wrencher right over the last number of days and at least 4 major flood warnings out covering parts of western sydney and on for to the right is coastal anytime soon has a massive accusations and the main dav dam had to basically be stilled overnight and so i think like a situation there right now across northern australia there is a tropical lawyer sitting just over the normal process within australia that's driving a lot of tropical moisture into central parts of australia and there is a warning out rainfall across the northern territory

south has its worst flooding in decades and the head of israel's 4th election in 2 years benjamin netanyahu tries a new strategy forcing palestinian israeli voters. it is still ready in new south wales there's been a record amount of rain so far one place reporting $700.00 min. metas unsurprisingly there is flooding this is one suburb of sydney that's the depth of the flood that was a telegraph poles we're talking about 2 meters or it's collected there that much hasn't fallen but there is persistent rain still forming and whilst it's been brought in was strong winds from the water if you like it's down teaming up with tropical that's come down right across the heart of australia so it's going to rain until the end of tuesday least now given the typically have had were 200 millimeters we're going to double that amount and the average to sydney is about 117 you can see why there is a problem and that probably manifest already by evacuations there is widespread flooding and they will be more to come there's been some wind damage near the coast they'll be able to come there are dangerous ways enjoyed by the surface but not by those who've got beach side property there is coastal erosion

and we can speak now to poppy brown she's the director of the australian red cross for new south wales and the australian capital territory poppy thank you for joining us as we heard dozens of communities have been isolated 38 areas have now been declared disaster zones put this into context for us how dire is the situation right now well yes it has been a very difficult few days here and. as you want to hire say to be 18000 people evacuated we've supported over a 1000 people in evacuation centers there's a people had nowhere else to go. in some areas it's a once in a century flood event and a lot of these areas suffered in the bushfires about a year or so ago interact as well so particular it's been a particularly hard couple of years for those communities and this is just one more setback for them so we're trying to do all we can to support them in this situation but it is a very difficult time and you know what are the biggest challenges you're facing right now. so one of the things we're facing is the fact that the waters have risen so quickly so in some areas people have had to be

in new south wales, officials had warned sydney was potentially facing a rain bomb.mes have been swamped. emergency crews have been responding to hundreds of calls for help. the main reservoir in sydney is overflowing. suburbs are at risk of flooding. we worry about do we escape or stay here. so what about now? we prepare my handbag and some things, ready to move. we are just inundated at the moment. the water is still rising, about one foot in the last hour. this is the worst i have seen it. last yearjust after christmas it was pretty bad as well but not this bad. lots of people might not get their houses flooded but will not get to work, the roads will be wrecked. across new south wales, australia's most populous state, residents in many low—lying areas have been told to leave. communities to the north of sydney have been badly affected. in parts of the mid and north coast regions which are experiencing a one in 100 year event there has been sustained damage to infrastructure, to how people communicate and move around. everyone in new south wales who is experiencin

thousands of residents in the state of new south wales have been told to leave home.ecasters are warning that more rain is expected. just to give you an idea of how saturated the ground is, take a look at these pictures, filmed at oxley island, about 250 kilometres north of sydney. the water simply has nowhere to go. and that's led to images like this — a house, literally floating away. it's believed it belonged to a couple who were due to get married on saturday. the river is peaking nearly six metres above normal — that's almost 20 feet. it's already burst its banks. our correspondent in phil mercer sent this report. in new south wales, officials had warned sydney was potentially facing a rain bomb. torrential downpours have turned roads into rivers and fields into lakes. homes have been swamped, and emergency crews have responded to thousands of calls for help. for the first time in years, sydney's main reservoir is overflowing, putting suburbs at risk of flooding. we worry about, do we escape or stay here? we don't know. this is the worst i've seen it. last year,

a high school studying the manning river in new south wales. much of the state has been affected by dangerous flash flooding it's causing widespread damage and just threatening lives american sea services have appealed to people not to drive through the flood waters it's not worth. the risk you creating significant risk to yourself to your families and also to the 1st us who would need to come and say. record rains to pay most of the state some areas have reported the worst flooding in half a century and the day and poor's are showing no signs of abating. we're just inundated at the moment. and the water still rising demographic report you know you know. yeah this is the worst i've seen it last year just after christmas it was pretty bad as well but not this bad. it's going to be a lot of people might you don't get their houses a lot of they won't get to work right will be wrecked and as well that's going to get a test and i think a lot of people bit of a walk up call the government is offering financial assistance to people affected by the flo

seven emergency shelters have opened across the state of new south wales. floodwaters aren't expected to subside for several days. here's phil mercer. in new south wales, officials had warned sydney was potentially facing a rain bomb. torrential downpours have turned roads into rivers and fields into lakes. homes have been swamped, and emergency crews have responded to thousands of calls for help. for the first time in years, sydney's main reservoir is overflowing, putting suburbs at risk of flooding. we worry about — we escape or stay here? we don't know. yeah, this is the worst i've seen it. last year, just after christmas, it was pretty bad as well, but not this bad. there's going to be a lot. of people that maybe don't get their houses flooded, l but they won't get to work, the roads'll be wrecked, as well. across new south wales, australia's most populous state, residents in many low—lying areas have been told to leave. communities to the north of sydney have been badly affected. i just want to say to everybody in new south wales who's experiencing tha

thousands of residents in the state of new south wales have been told to leave home.asters are warning that more rain is expected. just to give you an idea of how saturated the ground is, take a look at these pictures, filmed at oxley island, about 250km kilometres north of sydney. the water simply has nowhere to go. and that's led to images like this — a house, literally floating away. it's believed it belonged to a couple who were due to get married on saturday. the river is peaking nearly six metres above normal — that's almost 20 feet. it's already burst its banks. things are so serious that prime minister scott morrison has put the australian defence force on standby. we've been speaking to sophie love. her home, north of sydney, is now being threatened by the rising waters. take a listen. ok, so we are on the banks of the river. this is the viewjust about five metres from my house. the river came up, all the grass that you can see, yesterday the water was lapping at the top of the bank near the house. it covered the flat right in front of the house. it has never

the east coast of the struggle predominantly new south wales the last risk also in south east queensland has fries to me extraordinary deluge over recent days. in many places rains are expected for at least the next 24 to 48 hours before few worse. the extreme downpours battering a stray leaves east have caused the worst flooding in half a century having already battled drought bushfires in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic over the past year community for a feeling pushed to breaking point. and we can speak now to poppy brown she's the director of the australian red cross for new south wales and the australian capital territory poppy thank you for joining us as we heard dozens of communities have been isolated 38 areas have now been declared disaster zones put this into context for us how dire is the situation right now. oh yes it has been a very difficult few days here and. as you want to hire say to be about 80000 people evacuated we've supported over a 1000 people in evacuation centers there's a people had nowhere else to go. in some areas it's a once in a century flood event and a lo

very dangerous a significant flooding event on 40 across the new south wales and including the biggest city of sydney are we have seen 2 wrencher right over the last number of days and at least 4 major flood warnings out covering parts of western sydney and then for to the right is coastal anytime soon house a massive i.q. ations and the main dab city organic dab had to basically be stilled overnight and so i personally like a situation there right now across northern australia there is a tropical low sitting just over northern possible within australia that's driving a lot of tropical moisture into central parts of australia and there is a warning out it rankle across the northern territory and as you say this is the australian interior so this is the desert we are seeing a potential for flooding over the next few days and this is just the systems i should have moved into eastern parts of australia over the coming 24 to 48 hours and this will link up with the system across new south wales and basically create a multi-state a couple 1000 kilometer long right under storm band on monday

now parts of the australian state of new south wales are experiencing some of their worst flooding in decades a house was seen floating down a river near the northern coast many in the region have been told to evacuate their homes a natural disaster has been declared in some regions a quick gauge is joining us from windsor that's northwest of send sydney what's the situation where you are nicola. oh there's some extraordinary scenes coming out of this trial is aced coast in new south wales entire communities have been inundated by floodwaters as this weather system continues to pelt down across many different regions where in which is just west of sydney the main bridge across the 2 sides of town is completely covered many more roads are becoming blocked and we're seeing this in many different highly populated areas along the coast from port mccoury to newcastle regional areas like tower and thousands of people have had to evacuate as these river systems are rising to put it into context sydney is surrounded by 3 different river systems the whole spree in the north and in the west and

experiencing the worst flooding in 30 years. 18,000 residents were told to evacuate their homes in new south walesncy warnings were in place across new south wales. heavy rain is also expected t continue into wednesday. we have been to some of the worst hit areas. >> this is what days of relentless downpour looks like. a deluge not seen here in five decades in new south wales. emergency services have been inundated with nearly 10,000 calls, and have conducted more than 500 rescues so far. and this is what they are up against, water so high and forceful, a three-bedroom cottage was seen floating through. crews have also been called into get stranded cattle to safety. one team even managed to fairy 20 dogs on inflatable boat's. in the town of windsor northwest of sydney, residents are used to floods this time of year, but nothing like this. >> it isery shocking. i have not seen it like this before. >> 1990 s the last time we had a really big flood. some bridges have gone under before but not like this. >> it is hard to tell. this is the newly built windsor bridge. it is barely a year old and was mea

let's bring in journalist rochelle harrison placed in sydney hi michelle so new south wales is saying some of the worst flooding in decades and parts of sydney where you are also now being evacuated what kind of damages are we talking about here. well actually authorities have said the rain it's currently lashing the mid north coast of new south wales is a once in a century event there's the record breaking rains that have lashed that region but also as you said right here in sydney aware of accusation orders were given this sunday afternoon to thousands of residents in parts of western sydney sydney notably the head rich area a national disaster has been declared in 16 that local government areas across the state we know that hundreds of properties of properties have been damaged and sadly people's beloved pets have also been lost in love and then there are reports of horses and livestock being washed down the rivers and washing up on local beaches there are some incredible images of for example a cow that was had to be rescued from the surf on the mid north coast of new south wales

and for more let's bring in journalist purcell harrison cressy in sydney hi rachelle so new south wales is saying some of the worst flooding in decades and parts of sydney where you are also now being evacuated what kind of damages are we talking about here well actually authorities have said the rain it's currently lashing the mid north coast of new south wales is a once in a century then there's the record breaking rains that lashed that region but also as you said right here in sydney aware of that wish orders were given this sunday afternoon to thousands of residents in parts of western sydney sydney notably the head rift area a national disaster has been declared in 16 local government areas across the state we know that hundreds of properties of properties have been damaged and sadly people's beloved pets have also been lost in love and then there are reports of horses and livestock being washed down the rivers and washing up on local beaches there are some incredible images old for example of how that was had to be rescued from the surf on the mid north coast of new south wales s

waves as well but more importantly it's the amount of rain already we've had a lot of rainfall in new south wales have been evacuations from lowell and northern new south wales and the rain will just continue to get to monday we're joined by assistance come across from the tropics across the red interior and that suggests persistent rain in the next 3 days that amount of rain in news as well is quite tremendous at least amounts was probably twice the month's was in 3 days. on counting the cost murray draggy save the euro but can he turn around italy's struggling economy class can all rich libya's unified government unite the war told he's done west including the country to central banks and chile rethinks china's investment counting the cost on al-jazeera. revealing eco friendly solutions to come back threats to our planet on al-jazeera. this is al-jazeera the main news this hour parts of france poland and ukraine are back on the lockdown on saturday as they struggle with rising numbers of coronavirus cases the french government says the restrictions won't be as harsh as those imposed last here.

to renshaw rain and flash floods in a strange state of new south wales have cut onus off from that the most for many creatures help has come too late. at least 18000 people have been evacuated from their homes as rivers and dams overflow. some of trying to shore up their houses as best they can ahead of the looming waters. others have already seen their homes ravaged by the flooding. always rethink and. tappets everything's. gone. but. you've got to be thankful for this moment. but residents have been warned that the worst may still be to come and told to brace for a difficult week ahead. astronomy. is being tested once again in. the east coast of australia predominantly southwell grocery store so in south east queensland his price to me extraordinary deluge i have a recent device. in many places runs are expected for at least the next 24 to 48 hours before few worse. extreme downpours battering australia's east have caused the worst flooding in half a century having already battled drought bushfires and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic over the past year communities a feeling pushed t

torrential rains and powerful winds are expected to continue in the state of new south wales until latesignificant record—breaking rainfall in new south wales. got to go around to the other side of the car now to get the other patient out. across australia's most populous state, dozens of people have been rescued from floodwaters, and residents in many low—lying communities ordered to leave. major highways have been closed and wild surf is battering the coast. more storms are forecast in the coming days and parts of eastern australia could receive up to a metre of rain in the space ofjust a week. officials say sydney is facing what they are calling a rain bomb. the main water reservoir there has overflowed for the first time in years as the city of 5 million braces for what's coming next. in the suburbs, descriptions of fear as the first sweep of rain came through the area. and then we saw the tornado form and then we saw trees and plants and people's furniture flying in the air, rubbish bins. and then i screamed and just ran back inside. i've never been so scared in my life. it felt li

skloot stone the manning river in new south wales. much of the state has been affected by dangerous flash flooding it's causing widespread damage and discrediting lives american sea services have appealed to people not to drive through the flood waters it's not worth. the risk you creating significant risk to yourself or your families and also to the rescuers who need to come and. record reams of most of the state some areas have reported the worst flooding in half a century and the dying poor is are showing no signs of abating. we're just inundated at the moment. and the water still rising demographic of course you know you know. here this is the worst i've seen it last year just after christmas it was pretty bad as well but not this bad. there's going to be a lot of people that my good i get there has a lot of about i want to get to work the ride will be wrecked and as well that's going to get a test and i think a lot of people bit of a walk up call the government is offering financial assistance to people affected by the floods met

parts of australia over the coming 24 to 48 hours and this will link up with the system across new south wales and basically create a multi-state a couple 1000 kilometer long right under storm band on monday and tuesday and this could really be great some of that because it's in the south wales have same incredible totals over the last couple of days since thursday the highest who we have seen is 860 millimeters that's about 34 inches of rain in just over 3 days so not surprisingly we are seeing these really major floods and as how we get into wednesday we could see up to one made of right to some new south wales so it is going to be quite a beach and national. well still to come here on the al-jazeera these are the virus restrictions trigger resistance across europe as countries brace for another wave of infections. manchester city keep alive a dream of winning for trophies this season football action coming up later in sport to stay with us of the and. for the. now it must feel like it is putting start to spring our food had the vernal equinox that was with the twenty's but the clouds took c

east coast hundreds of people have been rescued and thousands more evacuated in the state of new south wales they're saying the worst flooding in decades was several places the cleared natural disaster areas they call a gauge reports now from town which is west of sydney. and relenting rain hits already flooded regions in australia's east some towns in the state of new south wales now resemble islands caught off by rising flood waters and surrounded by debris those who didn't leave the stranded with no way out including in peat town western sydney pulls them out who left in time but has been watching as floodwaters rise around his harm fencing tools and cars already lost real disaster i'm not kidding. next door is a building company under water its owner already counting the costs. of the stock and yet. still pretty upset for everybody else i suppose. the scale of this unfolding crisis is enormous thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes many rescued by boat to helicopter and areas declared natural disaster zones. need largest dam will likely spillover for days threatening h

the streets the sense of new south wales is battling the worst floods in . some places declared natural disaster areas let's get more now from nickel a gate she joins us from pitt site of sydney nicholas just explain says what the situations like queer you are. yeah the scale of this sun folding disaster is quite extraordinary really entire regions underwater including horns and businesses and heavy rain continues to full across areas that simply can't take in any more water where i am the local town ship has been completely cut off by these flood waters there's debris and trucks and cars surrounding the town and some people are stuck in the town stranded on the able to leave so all 30 say that in many areas it is still a dangerous situation where you also have evacuations still continuing by rescue boats and helicopter the military have also been called in to help we are expecting rain conditions to ease in the coming days or 13th there is still chances that these waters could continue to rise after that because of water flows that are coming in from differ

the weather is to really nasty in australia well some parts of australia particularly in new south wales this cloud may not look much but to get the scale of things there has been flooding in the north of new south wales pretty widespread on low ground as well there are warnings out for yet more rain to come probably another 2 or $300.00 millimeters we've had that already that's a protein 3 or 4 times the march average for this part of a straight now that's the picture for sunday on shore breeze beans big waves which the surface love but nobody else has because there's a warning of damage as they hit the coast the wind itself has been strong enough to cause some damage you may have seen in the videos just then some roofs ripped off there's a possibility of more of that but more likely you could have widespread flooding because out of the interior comes yet another system the 2 joined together and you have the orange tops show persistent rain for yet more days particularly in northern new south wales. right let's leave australia and go to a quiet part of a. weather wise a shell though at

a natural disaster has been declared in parts of the australian state of new south wales after the worst flooding in decades dozens of people have been forced to leave their homes and more heavy rain is expected reports. from the air an assessment is made of the damage caused by french rain new south wales as capital sydney the largest town has overflowed flooding neighborhoods in the city's western suburbs further north of what was meant to be their wedding day a couple lost their home as it floated down manning river off to busting its banks emergency services have responded to thousands of calls from people who've been left stranded many more have been forced from their homes. and they're all warnings of more flash floods in the coming days with water levels not expected to subside until thursday and foremost priority is to save lives save as many properties as possible but also to give people enough warning of what's occurring and i appreciate in parts of the maid and north coast regions which are experiencing a one in 100 year event there's been sustained damage to infrastructure th