The week began on a rainy and cold note for much of Australia. The heaviest rain in over a year immersed parts of Queensland, New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) on Monday (as per Australian timings).
Daily commuters on Monday faced traffic jams and vehicular halts in Sydney and Canberra, with flash flooding inciting the state’s capital.
Queensland, New South Wales, and the ACT are just about to bid adieu to the last days of summer with rains after witnessing an extremely dry February.
The rain that occurred along nation's east coast was because of a cold front along with a low-pressure system south of Australia.
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In Sydney, a month of rain was dumped on the city overnight giving the city a chilly and west start to the working week. The Observatory Hill recorded about 70 mm of rains, which is the heaviest precipitation the city has seen since the previous winters and almost double the aggregate rainfall for the month.
Sydney Olympic Park also saw a portion of the heaviest falls and received 85.6mm of rain since yesterday evening. As of now also, rains are expected to continue until afternoon along with chances of strong gusty winds along the coast in Sydney and Illawarra.
The Bureau of Meteorology has alerted that strong winds could wreak destruction along the coast in the Coffs, Macquarie and Hunter districts. Individuals in these areas are being instructed to remain out of the surf and abstain themselves from strolling close to the surf-exposed areas, with immense waves hitting the coastline.
Canberra wore the worst brunt by yesterday's deluge, as some homes flooded. Many schools and colleges are also shut in view of flooding.
Rivers in Brisbane, surged after 136 mm of rain fell in 24 hours – the heaviest February rain in 28 years. Cars were stranded on the flooded Townsville on Sunday after Bohle River breached its bank.
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