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Summary Heavy rainfall triggered flash flooding in Sydney and regions surrounding the city.
Emergency workers rescued people from rising waters. Police found the body of a man near storm-water drainage south of Wollongong and were investigating if he had drowned.Authorities relocated dozens of students and staff from a pre-school to a nearby fire station due to flooding in their school building and warned those in the storm-affected area to take proper precautions.Main highways were closed due to the flooding. Local media showed images of damaged and flooded roads. Long traffic jams were expected across several highways linking Sydney to its surrounding regions.Sydney received six weeks of rain in only 24 hours over the weekend according to meteorologists, local media said, and more rain was expected for the region in the next 24 hours.
