SYDNEY, March 3 ― Australian authorities today issued fresh evacuation orders for thousands of Sydney residents after heavy rains triggered flash flooding in Australia's largest city, with officials warning of worse to come. The country's east coast has been battered by a severe weather system.
SYDNEY, March 2 Tens of thousands of Australians fled from their homes and authorities evacuated a hospital today as more torrential rains battered the east coast. Thirteen people have been killed, the latest four deaths recorded in the worst-hit town of Lismore in New South Wales state, since.