IN PICS | Severe Floods In Australia's Sydney Force Thousands To Flee Inundated Homes

Flood in Sydney

Heavy rains have thrown life out of gear in the eastern coast of Australia, resulting in floods across Sydney and other parts of New South Wales province. As per reports, around 50,000 residents across the state have been asked to either evacuate or warned about evacuation order from the authorities. (Image: AFP)

According to the weather department, major flooding has been reported in Windsor, in the city's western part. Due to floods, more than 19,000 homes are facing power cuts. (Image: AFP)

According to Jonathan How, meteorologist from the bureau of meteorology, parts of southern Sydney has received more than 20cm of rainfall in the last 24 hours, which is more than 17 per cent of the city's annual average. (Image: AFP)

Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Sydney in the flood emergency, according to reports. State emergency service manager Ashley Sullivan said that the response team carried out 100 rescues overnight of people trapped in the cars on flooded roads in Australia's largest city. (Image: AFP)

According to a report by news agency AP, the Hawkesbury-Nepean river system received the worst flooding along the city's northern and western fringes. (Image: AFP)

Amid the inclement weather, Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese held high-level meetings with his cabinet colleagues over the flood situation in Australia. The government has also declared floods a natural disaster and has been relentlessly providing relief to the residents. (Image: AFP)

Meteorologists predicted the weather front would move northwards along the east coast after dumping rain on Sydney for four days. (Image: AFP)

As per experts, flooding emergency has been worsened by climate change and a La Niña weather phenomenon. A La Niña develops when strong winds blow the warm surface waters of the Pacific away from South America and towards Indonesia. In their place, colder waters come up to the surface. (Image: AFP)

Australia has been at the sharp end of climate change, with droughts, wildfires, bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef and floods becoming more common and intense with change in global weather patterns. (Image: AFP)