The Black Hill Creek in Silverton, New South Wales, overflowed on Wednesday, October 3, a day before heavy rain hit the state and offered some much-needed relief to drought-stricken areas.
The Bureau of Meteorology warned of up to 45 mm of rain in Sydney on Thursday and up to 50 kph of wind gusts along the coast. Downpour would also be expected in Dubbo, Orange, Bathurst, Mudgee and Wollongong, the ABC reported.
Parts of the state, which had been declared 100 percent in drought in August, could expect up to one month’s worth of rain on Thursday and Friday, 9News reported. Credit: Duncan Pickering via Storyful
