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Thousands more residents were ordered to leave their homes in Sydney on Tuesday as torrential rains worsened the flood crisis in the city with rivers rising above danger levels.</p>
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The storm battering Australia&rsquo;s eastern coast has now brought a year&#39;s worth of rain in three days to some areas which many attribute to global warming.</p>
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About 50,000 residents in New South Wales, most in Sydney&#39;s western suburbs, have been told to either evacuate or warned they might receive evacuation orders, up from Monday&#39;s 30,000, according to a Reuters report.</p>
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&quot;This event is far from over,&quot; New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet told reporters. &quot;Wherever you are, please be careful when you&#39;re driving on our roads. There are still substantial risks for flash flooding.&quot;</p>
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who returned to Australia Tuesday after a week-long trip to Europe, said he would tour the affected regions on Wednesday along with Perrottet.</p>
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The federal government has declared the floods a natural disaster, helping flood-hit residents receive emergency funding support.</p>
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The latest wild storm cell – which brought a year&#39;s worth of rain in three days to some areas – is likely to ease in Sydney from Tuesday as the coastal trough moves north, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said.</p>
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But the risk of flooding could remain through the week with most river in spate. Some regions have received over 31 inches) of rain since Saturday, which has surpassed Australia&#39;s annual average rainfall of around 20 inches.</p>
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Winds up to 90 km per hour are also forecast in several flood-hit places, raising the risk of falling trees and power lines.</p>
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Meanwhile, emergency crews are also grappling a rough sea in a rescue operation on Tuesday to tow a bulk carrier ship that lost power off Sydney&#39;s coast.</p>
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