NEW: The death toll from Australia's floods has risen to 12, as heavy rains lash Sydney
Officials in northeastern New South Wales said they've conducted more than 1,000 flood rescues — including up to 50 people and their animals who were stranded by floodwaters on a bridge in the town of Woodburn overnight, perNew South Wales Deputy Premier Paul Toole confirmed at a news conference Wednesday that a third person in had been killed by floodwaters in the town of Lismore.
"Today, the focus is on Sydney. We are expecting heavy rainfall over the afternoon into the night and into tomorrow," Toole said."We are looking at substantial rainfall over the coming days. We don't want to see those images where people were standing on the roofs of their houses, not leaving and then having to be rescued."and intensity of heavy rainfall, which can lead to flooding.
However, the ongoing rains exceed what one would expect from La Niña-related trends alone. One of the firmest conclusions of climate change research is that hydrological extremes, both heavy rains and drought, are worsening around the world, including in Australia.
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