<ul> <li>Following extensive floods that continue to affect south-eastern Queensland and coastal New South Wales, the number of fatalities stands at 14 people.</li> <li>According to media, around 500,000 people across Greater Sydney Area have been ordered to evacuate, as the Hawkesbury River reached major flood level at North Richmond. More than 300 schools in New South Wales remain closed and households along the Hawkesbury, Nepean and Colo Rivers have experienced power outages.</li> <li>Water releases are occurring from several dams across south-eastern Queensland and eastern New South Wales, including those in Greater Sydney Area. The Copernicus Emergency Mapping Service (<a href="https://emergency.copernicus.eu/mapping/list-of-components/EMSR567">EMSR567</a>) was activated for Queensland to support damage assessment and 31 maps have been produced so far.</li> <li>Moderate to locally heavy rainfall is forecast on 3-5 March over coastal Queensland and New South Wales.&nbsp;</li> </ul> ERCC_Map_4005 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 06:58:36 +01:00 <p>BOM, GDACS, DG ECHO, COPERNICUS EMSR, Water NSW, Water Queensland, JRC-GHSL</p> FL ERC AUS https://www.gdacs.org/contentdata/maps/daily/FL/1101298/ECDM_20220303_Australia_Floods(1).png ECDM_20220302_Australia_Floods(1).pdf https://www.gdacs.org/contentdata/maps/daily/FL/1101298/ECDM_20220302_Australia_Floods(1).pdf Daily Map 1101298 Public