In Australia, the rains move north, new evacuations

In a flooded street in Windsor, on the outskirts of Sydney, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. AP - Mark Baker

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Southeastern Australia is still plagued by record rains and flooding.

If the bad weather seems to be gradually leaving Sydney to head towards the north of the state of New South Wales, the most populous city in the country remains on alert.

The level of the rivers remains high, and the now 85,000 people called to evacuate since this weekend must sometimes still stay away from their homes.

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With our correspondent in Sydney,

The inhabitants are beginning to find the time long.

This Wednesday, July 6, in the small town of Windsor, northwest of Sydney, the main attraction was not so much the visit of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, but the observation of the level of the river, which completely makes a bridge disappear from the landscape.

If it has rained less since Tuesday in Sydney than during the previous days, the level of the rivers remains high.

Too much for Lynette, a resident, who has still not been able to go to her home to see any damage.

"

it, ”she testifies.

Rain through Friday

And the rain is still falling.

Last night new evacuation orders were issued, this time a little further north in the state of New South Wales.

And it doesn't suit Helen and her husband, vacationers stranded when they had planned to travel north.

“

,” she laments.

Many residents on the outskirts of Sydney were able to find refuge in evacuation centres.

But with the rains expected until Friday, it is difficult to know when they will be able to return to their homes.

Faced with floods, Australia remains on alert.

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