Nearly half a million Australians ordered to evacuate during severe flooding
Young boys get out of a boat in a flooded street at Londonderry on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia, Thursday, March 3, 2022. Around 500,000 people in Sydney and its surrounds have been told to evacuate or prepare to flee floodwaters as torrential rain lashes an extraordinarily long stretch of the Australian east coast. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
About half a million of people have been ordered to evacuate their homes in Australia due to flooding.
The country’s southwest coast is seeing some of the worst flooding in more than a decade.
The Rural Fire Service in Sydney has been helping people and their pets get to safety.
The Australian Defence Force has also been rescuing people and their pets in New South Wales.
The Rescue Collective reports it has received more than 500 calls for animal rescues in Brisbane.
While rain is expected to continue until Monday, emergency crews do not expect flooding to worsen.
