Sydney braces for 'one-in-a-one thousand' year floods
STORY: Clinging to rooftops, waiting for help, Australians across the east coast have faced its worst floods on record.
In the Northern city of Lismore in New South Wales locals have watched their streets become totally engulfed by floodwater.
And it’s coming for Sydney.
Authorities have warned the city to brace for heavy rain and possible flash flooding over the next two days.
The Bureau of Meteorology predicted the city and several neighbouring regions could get up to 6 inches within a six-hour period on Tuesday.
That’s more than the total of what the city usually experiences in the month of March.
At least 10 people have been killed in Australia since the rain battered the state of New South Wales as well Queensland last week, with floods submerging towns and roads.
New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet warned residents in the state's south to get ready to leave their homes immediately if they are asked.
"We've seen people stranded on roofs for hours, we've seen children being rescued, we're seeing people stranded on bridges. But importantly as well, we're also seeing a community come together."
Australia's east coast summer has been dominated by the La Nina climate pattern, which is typically associated with greater rainfall, for a second straight year.
