(5 Jul 2022) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4387174, 4387176 AuBC NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA Wisemans Ferry 5 July 2022 1. Various of flooded road and recreation area HEADLINE: Severe floods impact 50,000 Sydney residents ANNOTATION: Hundreds of homes have been engulfed by floodwater in and around Sydney, forcing authorities to declare a "disaster" in 23 local government areas. AuBC NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA Lansvale 5 July 2022 2. Various of boy kayaking through flood water. 3. Various of car in flood water ANNOTATION: Parts of southern Sydney had been lashed by more than 17% of the city's annual average rainfall in just 24 hours. 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mrs. Thomas, local resident: "This is more than just rain because we had the rain and within not even 24 hours - it started on Friday morning was it? - by Friday night we were under and it usually takes a week of constant, constant, constant rain and we still don't flood. So, this was unbelievable." AuBC NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA Wisemans Ferry 5 July 2022 5. Various of flooded road and road signs ANNOTATION: Days of torrential rain have caused dams to overflow and waterways to break their banks, bringing a fourth flood in 16 months to parts of the city. AuBC NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA Lansvale 5 July 2022 6. Various of flooded backyard with river ANNOTATION: Officials have ordered evacuations and issued other warnings affecting about 50,000 people. AuBC NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA Sydney 5 July 2022 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Dominic Perrottet, Premier of New South Wales: "We expect more heavy rainfall to continue over the course of the week. We will see more rain moving north in the Hunter today and then into tonight that will move to the Mid North Coast. So, this event is far from over. Please don't be complacent, wherever you are. Please be careful." AuBC - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA Lansvale 5 July 2022 8. Various of girl cleaning a driveway ANNOTATION: Flood victims in declared "disaster" areas will be eligible to receive Federal Government financial assistance. AuBC/CH7/CH9 NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA Greater Sydney 5 July 2022 9. Various aerials of flooded riverside properties ++MUTE++ STORYLINE: Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia's largest city in a flood emergency that was impacting 50,000 people, officials said Tuesday. Days of torrential rain have caused dams to overflow and waterways to break their banks, bringing a fourth flood emergency in 16 months to parts of the city of 5 million people. Evacuation orders and warnings to prepare to abandon homes impacted 50,000 people, up from 32,000 on Monday, New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet said. Parts of southern Sydney had been lashed by more than 20 centimeters (nearly 8 inches) of rain in 24 hours, more than 17% of the city's annual average, according to meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology. Severe weather warnings of heavy rain remained in place across Sydney's eastern suburbs on Tuesday. The warnings also extended north of Sydney along the coast and into the Hunter Valley. The New South Wales state government has declared a disaster across 23 local government areas overnight, activating federal government financial assistance for flood victims. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website: https://apnews.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP Facebook: https://facebook.com/APNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/8a5e4239dc3646a39ba66b4949483c57