Tens of thousands of people are fleeing flooding in Australia for the second time in weeks after more extreme rainfall across the east coast region. Read more here:
In the northern New South Wales city of Lismore river water breached the levee height of 10.65 metres for the second time in a month, sparking criticism of the area's flood defences.Pictures show Byron Bay residents cycling through floods and others wading through knee-deep waters, carrying people on their backs. Pic: Jason O'Brien/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
The city's levee system was built in 1999 to protect the area from the kind of extreme flooding expected once in a decade, explained Dr Tom Mortlock from Aon and Macquarie University. But the protection only reduces flood risk by 10%, according to Aon's analysis. Professor Jamie Pittock from the Australian National University said the"repeated flood risk to key parts of towns like Lismore highlights the grave risks of rebuilding in harm's way".Lismore in northern New South Wales has been inundated. Pic: Jason O'Brien/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Dr Nina Ridder from the University of New South Wales said the strong winds and warm ocean caused by the ongoing La Niña weather event meant further heavy rainfall events were likely on the way.
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