Parts of the country have experienced the coldest June morning in almost 30 years and the cold snap is expected to last for days.
Hundreds of residents in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley were issued emergency warnings to flee as the river surged above moderate levels.
Some residents are on high alert after an overnight drenching as Sydney’s largest dam spills into the rising Hawkesbury-Nepean river system.
Drone clips of Warragamba Dam spilling due to heavy rain in the catchment. Footage by Nick Moir.
An extreme weather warning has been issued for parts of Sydney after a deluge on the south coast flooded roads and houses.
Streets are flooded in Sanctuary Point after heavy rain fell in the Shoalhaven overnight. Footage by Katina Wellington.
After an overcast but dry start to the day,the rain hit Sydney just before midday,with more than 20 millimetres recorded at Observatory Hill by 2pm.
May will be the 14th consecutive month of record-breaking ocean temperatures globally,as 2024 shapes up to shatter last year’s heat record.
Residents of an eastern suburbs cliffside street watched with horror as a road gave way,opening a sinkhole steps from Colin Scotts’ garage.
The dam,which is four times the size of Sydney Harbour and supplies water to more than 5 million people,began overflowing on Sunday morning.
The Warragamba Dam,which supplies the bulk of Sydney’s drinking water,is close to capacity after days of persistent rain and is likely to spill.