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Subject: AUS: parts of Sydney to evacuate because of "unprecedented rainfall"
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The fire hose that put Brisbane underwater has moved S
over the past 24 hrs and now record levels of water from
the sky is flooding Greater Sydney.
In 2021 Sydney was flooded but water spilling out of
flood control dams today is 50% above the levels then.



BREAKING (02 Mar): Dozens of streets in Sydney have been warned to
evacuate as the city sees levels of rainfall not seen before.  
Up to 100k people are affected by the warnings.  
Emergency officials say people across Sydney must stay alert because
flooding might also occur in other areas.
The orders include the area flooded out in 2021.
People below a major flood control dam in NW Sydney have also been ordered 
to evac because it's expected to fail anytime now as rain continues to fall.
This is going to be a tough night for the people of Sydney and NSW, 
reporters were told.
31 evacuation orders are in place across the state.


--
Staggering number of flood claims
News.com.au, 01 Mar 2022 10:08Z
More than 30,000 claims lodged with Aussie insurers over flood ... The 
council says it's too soon to put an estimate on the cost of claims...

  Australia floods trigger insurance catastrophe declaration
  Reinsurance News, 28 Feb 2022
  "It's too early to estimate the insurance damage bill as many property 
  owners remain in evacuation centres and flood waters continue to rise...

NASA's massive moon rocket will cost taxpayers bns more than projected, 
auditor warns Congress
CNBC, 02 Mar 2022 01:19Z

[Putin's Next Target!]
Belarus dictator appeared to show Russian plans to invade Moldova
New York Post, 02 Mar 2022 05:15Z

Ukraine War Sets Off Europe's Fastest Migration in Decades
The New York Times, 02 Mar 2022 01:15Z

[#DumpRussia:]
American phones, shoes, movies and motorbikes added to a growing list of 
things you can't get in Russia anymore
ABC News, 01 Mar 2022 22:38Z
US brands including Apple, Google, Ford and Harley-Davidson stop sales of 
their products to Russia because of the invasion of Ukraine.

  US bans Russian aircraft from American airspace
  CNBC, 02 Mar 2022 04:13Z

  ExxonMobil to halt oil production in Russia, suspend new investments there 
  amid war with Ukraine
  Fox Business, 02 Mar 2022 05:17Z

[Virus Capital!]
Victoria records 28 COVID-19 deaths and 7,126 cases
ABC News, 01 Mar 2022 22:37Z
There are 264 COVID-19 patients in Victorian hospitals, an increase on 
Tue's figure of 255. Of those in hospital, 37 are in intensive care and 
five are on ventilators.

An east coast low is looming off NSW -- what does that mean for the 
rain-sodden state?
ABC Weather, 02 Mar 2022 0:35Z
East coast lows have wrought historic destruction in the past and with
this system set to coincide with the highest astronomical tides of the
year, warnings are in place for much of the state.
[Reporters were saying the high tides were 20 cm over historical
highs, for some reason].

Shoppers strip shelves bare as floods strand truckies in NSW
ABC Coffs Coast, 02 Mar 2022 0:49Z
Supermarkets in the state's north are quickly running out of supplies as 
flood-affected residents scramble to stock up.
[In my area tinned food and MRE went out a week back when Russia
started making threatening noises].

Food, medicine delivered by helicopter to residents trapped by floods in 
Brisbane's west
ABC Radio Brisbane, 02 Mar 2022 0:57Z
Cut off from essential services for 3 days following major flooding in 
the state's south-east, residents in Brisbane's west are starting to receive 
emergency supply packages by helicopter.

'We need to learn from our energy policy mistakes and rewire Europe'
Recharge, 01 Mar 2022 13:52Z
The EU needs to act now to rapidly reduce its dependence on Russian fossil 
fuels and move faster on long-term electrification and decarbonisation,...

EU to urgently link electricity grid with Ukraine's
Reuters, 28 Feb 2022
BRUSSELS. Energy ministers from European Union ... EU rules require all 
member countries to have a plan to respond to gas...

[Leadership!]
Prime Minister Scott Morrison tests positive to COVID-19
ABC News, 01 Mar 2022 13:42Z
Prime Minister Scott Morrison tests positive to COVID-19 after
developing a fever on Tue.
[Since mid Dec when PM Morrison's "living with covid" policy went into
effect 2559 people died from covid above the average fatality rate then].

[DELUGE!]
BREAKING (02 Mar): As one NSW town has been ordered 10s of 1000s to
evacuate Sydney is preparing for flooding in a day predicted to see 4
months of normal rainfall. Prem Perrottet has continued with his "1 in
1000 years disaster" to prove a lack of planning is not the govt's
fault.  The real data suggest extreme flooding events is now a 1 in 10
year event. Another body has been discovered in Lismore with police
about to go door to door to identify missing people.  Over the border
in Qld another town is expected to see more rain today after many
residents were trapped in their homes overnight.
The Red Cross runs a missing persons register that presently has 1100
people on the list. Almost 900 families have also inquired about someone
they can't contact. So far the register has linked up only about 20
people that had been missing with their families.

The Bureau of Meteorology is actually becoming more accurate -- but climate 
change is making it harder to predict extreme weather
ABC News, 01 Mar 2022 19:42Z
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk pointed to constantly changing 
forecasts ahead of the floods as one reason emergency planning was so 
difficult. But experts say that was to be expected, and the Bureau of 
Meteorology is more accurate than ever.