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EPISODE · Feb 26, 2026 · 1 MIN

Severe flooding hits Sydney as Adelaide braces for deluge

from Sunrise · host LiSTNR

Sydney experienced severe flooding overnight with over 100 millimetres of rain falling at Lidcombe before 10pm, while Bankstown and Canterbury recorded more than 70 millimetres. The deluge triggered over 600 emergency calls and 450 SES operations including swift water rescues. Adelaide is now bracing for one of its wettest weekends in over a decade, with predictions of up to 120 millimetres of rain in one day due to a tropical low moving towards the city, placing most of South Australia on flood watch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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