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Added on the 04/07/2022 06:53:03 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Thousands of fans march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge as the countdown to the FIFA Women's World Cup narrows -- with less than a month until kick-off. The Women's World Cup will be staged in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20 and will be the first to feature 32 teams. IMAGES
Images of flooding at a street in Chipping Norton, a suburb in Australia's Sydney on Monday. Australia's emergency services ordered thousands of people in Sydney to evacuate Monday as overflowing rivers swamped swathes of land and the city's largest dam spilled torrents of water. IMAGES
Roads and homes in north-western Sydney suburb of Vineyard are flooded after severe storms. IMAGES
Homes and streets are flooded in Lawrence, a town in Australia's New South Wales on Wednesday. Floodwaters crashed into more towns on Australia's east coast as a deadly storm front barrelled south on Wednesday towards Sydney, where the main dam began to spill water. The death toll rose to 12 in a week-long disaster that has washed cars from roads and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes as waters lapped at balconies and roofs. IMAGES
Scenes of a bridge swamped by water in Sydney's Windsor suburb on Tuesday as Australia's flooding disaster worsens. So far, no fatalities or serious injuries have been reported. Homes and businesses have been inundated but insurers say it is too early to estimate the damage bill. Scientists have warned the country can expect more frequent and more extreme weather events as a result of climate change. IMAGES