Huge bodies of water drained from the Wyangala Dam above the Lachlan River, about 320 kilometers from Sydney. On Monday alone, 230,000 megaliters a day were flowing from the dam into the river, she said. Video footage showed trees and plants swept away by the water. A 9News spokeswoman said the scenes resembled a massive tsunami.
On Australia’s east coast, fresh rains and flooding have been causing desperation for months. Many people have lost everything. Many animals are said to have died during the floods. In addition to New South Wales, the states of Queensland, Victoria and South Australia have also recently been affected. The country is particularly suffering from the consequences of climate change. A February 2022 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report speculates that Australia will be hit by devastating natural events even more frequently in the future.
