Thousands of residents have been evacuated as parts of New South Wales, Australia, became submerged by floodwater.

Footage from July 4 shows water pouring onto a highway in Camden.

The state's emergency services performed 83 rescues overnight, most of those being people who had driven into floodwater.

More than 30,000 people in the state have been told to evacuate as floodwaters rise.

The Bureau of Meteorology has updated its severe weather warning for the central NSW coast to include damaging winds and heavy rainfall.

The worst of the flooding was reported at Hawkesbury-Nepean area, to Sydney’s west and north, but the Illawarra, Bathurst, Blue Mountains, Hunter and Central Coast remained areas of concern for authorities.

The NSW State Emergency Services performed 83 rescues overnight. Most of those rescues involved helping people who had driven into flood waters.

Sydney's flood emergency continues with dozens of evacuation orders issued across the city and more than 30,000 people have been told to evacuate as flood waters continue to rise.


Parts of New South Wales told to evacuate as floodwaters rise across the state. Over 30,000 people facing evacuation.