A number of popular Vivid attractions were cancelled on Saturday night after Sydney was pummelled by heavy rain for several hours.
A series of events which run alongside the popular Vivid festival in Sydney were cancelled on Saturday night after the city received copious amounts of rain in a 12-hour period, flooding roads and causing traffic mayhem.
“Public safety is always #vividsydney’s top priority. We encourage everyone to keep following our social media updates to keep track of future program changes.” Further north, Mona Vale received 126 millimetres over roughly the same time period, with Wahroonga, Avalon and Forestville copping similar amounts.The rain caused traffic chaos in the CBD, with cars wanting to travel onto the Sydney Harbour Bridge from the north after 1pm forced into one lane to avoid what appeared to be an overflowing drain.
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