Heavy rain lashed Australia’s largest city Sydney on July 3, prompting the authorities to order thousands to evacuate their homes, news agency AFP reported. (Image credit: AFP)
"This is a life-threatening emergency situation," said Stephanie Cook, the emergency services minister of New South Wales. (Image credit: AFP)
Sydney's Warragamba Dam overflowed on Sunday morning, before authorities' predictions. (Image credit: AFP)
In Camden suburb, where over 1 lakh people, live local shops and a petrol station were submerged in floodwaters. (Image credit: AFP)
Roads across Sydney have been cut off because of torrential rain. (Image credit: AFP)