http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/unprecedented-amount-of-rain-flood-evacuations-after-sydney-dam-spills-20120303-1u9a0.html

About 2000 people in Sydney’s flood-threatened north-western
fringes have been told to evacuate as emergency services battle what they say is
a record event.

The evacuation order, issued this morning, takes the total number of people told
to leave their homes across NSW to 3500.

Vicki Cain <<moyes>>
writes:

Unbelievable! They had 120 mm in Forbes the last few days! We
didn't have summer yet, we've been robbed!