SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Thousands of people in Sydney’s outer suburbs were ordered to evacuate Sunday, as Australia’s east coast was hit by record rainfall and widespread flooding. Emergency services issued the evacuation orders for several low-lying areas in the city’s north-west, a day after authorities warned of potentially “life-threatening” flash floods in New South Wales state. People had already begun flocking to evacuation centers in towns north of Sydney as torrential rains on Saturday […]