NSW floods: Sydney braces for two more days of flooding as state smashed by rain and wind

The New South Wales State Emergency Service reported more than 5,300 requests for assistance on Monday night, including 252 flood rescues, mainly of drivers stuck in cars and residents needing to be relocated.

The wild weather continued in NSW through the night, with heavy rain and strong winds lashing the state.

Scores of evacuation orders were issued, mostly north-west of Sydney, where major flooding occurred along the Hawkesbury and Nepean rivers at Menangle, North Richmond, Lower Portland…