Some of the Worst Floods in Decades Are Evacuating Thousands of Australians

“This is terrible. This is terrible. One life lost is too many,” New South Wales deputy premier, Paul Toole, stated, per RFI, after a third death was confirmed in the town of Lismore. Now, the storm is moving towards Sydney. “Today, the focus is on Sydney. We are expecting heavy rainfall over the afternoon into the night and into tomorrow,” he said.

See a recent forecast, below.