IN PICS: Australia Battles Worst Flooding In A Decade, Thousands Evacuated To Safety

A car is abandoned on a flooded street on March 3, 2022, in Ballina, Australia. Several northern New South Wales towns have been forced to evacuate as Australia faces unprecedented storms and the worst flooding in a decade | Photo: Getty

A car is abandoned on a flooded street on March 3, 2022, in Ballina, Australia. Several northern New South Wales towns have been forced to evacuate as Australia faces unprecedented storms and the worst flooding in a decade | Photo: Getty

A road closed sign in a flooded Vincent Street, Auchenflower, on March 03, 2022 in Brisbane, Australia | Photo: Getty

People hug after moving their belongings to a boat from a flooded home at Torwood Street, Auchenflower on March 03, 2022 in Brisbane, Australia. From Brisbane in Queensland to Lismore in northern New South Wales, flood-affected communities are cleaning up debris | Photo: Getty

Volunteers from the State Emergency Services load their boat during a rescue mission after floodwaters inundated a residential area in the western Sydney on March 3, 2022 | Photo: Getty

A girl walks through rising floodwaters along the Hawkesbury River in suburban Sydney on March 3, 2022 | Photo:Getty

People clean debris from a flood-damaged business on March 03, 2022 in Lismore, Australia | Photo:Getty

Volunteers from the State Emergency Service rescue animals from flooded farm houses in western Sydney on March 3, 2022, as the area faces its worst flooding after record rainfall caused its largest dam to overflow | Photo: Getty

Emergency service volunteers observe the Windsor Bridge under rising floodwaters along the Hawkesbury River in suburban Sydney on March 3, 2022 | Photo: Getty

A handout photo taken on February 28 and released on March 3, 2022 shows Australian Army aircrewman Sergeant Rick Scott from the School of Army Aviation surveying flood waters from an MRH-90 Taipan helicopter over the northern New South Wales city of Lismore during Operation Flood Assist 2022 | Photo: AFP

A handout photo taken on February 28 and released on March 3, 2022 shows an aerial view of flooded buildings in the northern New South Wales city of Lismore from an Australian Army helicopter taking part in Operation Flood Assist 2022 | Photo: AFP