23/03/2021 11:11
Australia floods: Western Sydney 'greatest concern' as more rain falls
Western Sydney is now the "greatest concern" from the worst floods in decades to have ravaged eastern Australia, PM Scott Morrison says.
Parts of New South Wales have seen almost 1m (3.2ft) of rain, flooding hundreds of homes and severing roads.
Mr Morrison warned of more rain and days of danger to come as the emergency became not "just a coastal event".
He said Sydney's largest dam would overflow for at least another week, threatening highly populated areas.
Warragamba Dam discharged 500 gigalitres on Sydney - equivalent to the volume of Sydney Harbour.
"We advise that the rain and flood situation does remain dynamic and extremely complex," Mr Morrison said on Tuesday.