Overall Green alert Flood
in Australia

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102668
Death: 0
Displaced: -
Countries: Australia
From - To 02 Jun - 04 Jun

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New South Wales, Australia, Early June 2024Heavy rain on 02 June 2024 triggered flash flooding in parts of Sydney and surrounding areas in New South Wales (NSW) state, Australia. Local media reported several high water rescues. Further heavy rain fell from 05 June 2024, causing flooding in the southeast of the state. The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) responded 156 incidents, including 7 flood rescues, mostly for cars stuck in flash flooding in the Shoalhaven region.Thu 6 Jun 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 49 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 4

Floodwaters rising in Sydney’s north-west after deluge2024-06-08T00:36+0200.

Floodwaters in Sydney’s north-west are rising and 12 evacuation orders are in place along the Hawkesbury River following days of heavy rain. The Bureau of Meteorology says there is now moderate flooding in Windsor, with major flooding possi
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Floodwaters rising in Sydney’s north-west after deluge2024-06-08T00:35+0200.

Floodwaters in Sydney’s north-west are rising and 12 evacuation orders are in place along the Hawkesbury River following days of heavy rain. The Bureau of Meteorology says there is now moderate flooding in Windsor, with major flooding possi
...(more)
Floodwaters rising in Sydney’s north-west after deluge2024-06-08T00:34+0200.

Floodwaters in Sydney’s north-west are rising and 12 evacuation orders are in place along the Hawkesbury River following days of heavy rain. The Bureau of Meteorology says there is now moderate flooding in Windsor, with major flooding possi
...(more)
Evacuation warning as rain spills dams, swells rivers2024-06-07T22:47+0200.

Emergency services urge residents in flood-prone areas of NSW to prepare to evacuate and be cautious while driving, after responding to hundreds of incidents in the past few days. Heavy rainfall spilled dams and swelled rivers with multiple
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),