Английская Википедия:2011 Wollongong floods

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The 2011 Wollongong floods, beginning in March 2011, were a series of floods occurring throughout Шаблон:NSWcity and the Illawarra regions of New South Wales, Australia. The floods were the result of a storm cell covering most of the southern regions of the state and torrential rain in suburban Sydney and nearby regional areas.

Sixteen pre-school children and their carers were rescued at Jamberoo by the State Emergency Service.[1] Albion Park received Шаблон:Convert of rain in the hour leading up to 1 pm on 21 March 2011.[1] A man, presumed to be in his forties, was found dead Шаблон:Convert east from a stormwater bridge as torrential rain continued fall across the Illawarra on 21 March. Dozens of people were rescued as highways were shut and trains suspended until the waters subsided.[1][2]

The Bureau of Meteorology issued flash flood warnings for the South Coast, Riverina, Illawarra, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Southern Tablelands, with heavy rain expected to continue.[1][3] In the first 48 hours of the flood (20–21 March) Шаблон:Convert of rain has fallen in Wollongong. Robertson in the Southern Highlands recorded the state's highest rainfall on 21 March with Шаблон:Convert equalling the March record for 2003.[2]

The Princes Highway was closed around Station Street, Albion Park and at Kiama after a tree fell and blocked the road. The Southern Freeway was closed at Berkeley and the Illawarra Highway was also closed.[3]

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