Australia floods: thousands evacuated, schools shut as fresh rains worsen

Torrential rains lashed Australia’s southeast again on Monday, worsening once-in-a-century flooding that has forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes and closed hundreds of schools.The days-long deluge has inundated coastal areas of New South Wales, the country’s most populous state, with parts of Sydney experiencing what officials predicted would be the biggest flood in decades.On Monday, eight million residents were told to avoid unnecessary travel and work from home if possible, as…Read More