Tens of thousands told to evacuate Sydney amid floods - BBC News

A man has died and thousands of people have been told to evacuate their homes amid torrential rain and flash flooding in Australia's largest city, Sydney.

Roads have been cut off, with 18 evacuation orders in western Sydney alone and warnings of more to come.

"This is a life-threatening emergency situation," Stephanie Cooke, emergency services minister for the state of New South Wales, said.