Harrowing photos show the extent of devastating floods in Sydney
Shocking aftermath of Sydney’s flooding disaster is laid bare in before and after photos – from an inundated service station to a town underwater
- Shocking photos from Camden and Londonderry show true extent of floods
- Camden service station was almost fully submerged in water on Thursday
- Homes and other businesses have been inundated with floodwaters this week
Harrowing photos have shown the true extent of the devastation caused by floods in Sydney – as countless buildings are submerged in water.
An independent service station in Camden in the city’s south-west was unrecognisable after suffering severe flooding on Thursday.
Murky, brown water was seen reaching halfway up the petrol bowsers as those in low-lying areas in the town were forced to move to higher ground.
Just after 8pm on Wednesday residents in parts of Camden were told to evacuate immediately.
An independent service station in Camden is seen inundated with flood waters on Thursday
The Camden Petroleum store was left unrecognisable
‘Once floodwater reaches 8.5 metres at the Camden Weir, the area will be isolated. If you remain in the area you may be trapped without power, water and other essential services and it may be too dangerous to rescue you,’ the SES alert said.
Meanwhile, similarly devastating scenes have been captured in Londonderry, in Sydney’s north-west.
The town’s famous junk store known as The Junkyard was destroyed in the raging floods with only the roof seen sticking above the water.
A yellow line marking the level floods reached during last year’s disaster sits around a metre higher than the current water level.
Nearby homes and buildings around the junkyard also fell victim to the enormous deluge.
Buildings in Londonderry in Sydney’s north-west were also destroyed by raging floods
The wild weather in Sydney has now left residents in the Penrith and Hawkesbury regions battling major flooding for the second time in 12 months.
Heavy rain with six hourly totals of 60-100mm is forecast to hit Sydney until Thursday evening after a severe weather warning was updated at 11am for the Harbour City, the Illawarra and parts of the Mid North Coast, Hunter and Central Tablelands forecast districts.
The wild weather hit Newcastle and the Central Coast on Thursday afternoon, bringing torrential rain, thunderstorms and flash flooding.
Londonderry’s Junkyard had water reaching up to its roof on Thursday
Many Sydney residents have been forced to flee as waters rise (pictured in Londonderry)
In some good news, the weather bureau now says flooding of the Nepean and Hawkesbury rivers will unlikely exceed the devastation experienced in March 2021.
More rain is forecast Thursday and Friday with major flooding at North Richmond and possible at Windsor by this evening.
‘We’ve lost the intense rainfall,’ Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Jackson Browne told 2GB on Thursday afternoon.
‘That’s going to be the next pickup in activity and given the amount of tropical moisture we’ll likely see a rebirth of severe weather activity right across the state.’
A group of young boys are seen making their way through flooded streets in Londonderry
‘So think of tomorrow as a temporary lull in the battle and then hunker down again for the weekend.’
A young woman had to be rescued from floodwaters in Camden on Wednesday night after she sought refuge in a tree.
It’s understood she’d been playing near the water on a boogie board before she was swept away.
The woman was brought to safety by police officers and a local who owned a boat nearby.
‘This incident could have easily ended very differently,’ NSW Police said in a statement.
Floods have devastated parts of Sydney’s south west and north west
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