Haunting Photos Show The Massive Flooding That Has Swamped Australia

Australia has experienced its worst flooding in decades, as people struggle to handle the massive amounts of rainfall.

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Pia Peterson
by Pia Peterson

BuzzFeed News Photo Editor

The painted lines in a road disappearing underwater.
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Floodwaters rise in Sydney, Australia, March 22, 2021.

Three men in a small boat as a woman looks on, a flooded landscape behind them
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People in a flooded street in Pitt Town, Sydney, Australia, March 23, 2021.

Two horses in a field, behind them is a flooded landscape.
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A property in Yarramundi on the flooded Nepean River.

A street sign that reads "Palmer Street" is just visible above a flooded residential area.
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Road signs are submerged in floodwaters in a residential area in a suburb of northwestern Sydney.

A family of three gather to take photographs of a washed out section of road
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People look at a road affected by a flood in Richmond, a suburb of Sydney, March 23, 2021.

A young couple stands on the far side of a washed out asphalt road
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A couple stand at a washed section of road at Port Stephens, north of Sydney.

A woman in a drysuit escorts a young girl away from floodwater, behind them two workers assist a man getting out of the boat
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SES transports a young girl from North Richmond across the floodwater to visit her sister in hospital.

A father and son stand on dry land in front of a flooded home
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David Williams and his son Lucas stand in front of a flooded home.

furniture stacked on two chairs inside a home to protect against floodwater
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Residents in Londonderry in Sydney take steps to protect their furniture, March 23, 2021.

Four men in dry suits hold a boat in place and lift a cooler off of the boat in a flooded area
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Members of the NSW State Emergency Service carry medical supplies during a rescue operation.

People gather at the end of a flooded area, with road closed signs, to take pictures of a tipped over truck
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People stand on a flooded road to look at a truck that was pushed onto its side by floodwaters.

A man wades through waist deep floodwater
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A man wades through floodwaters on a residential street near the swollen Nepean River.

A series of telephone poles partially underwater, some of them have collapsed
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Power poles in the floodwater of the Hawkesbury River in Sydney.

A flooded farm with plants, structures underwater
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A view of orange orchards and houses that are submerged.

Left, a woman and child are wet and wrapped in a blanket, right a woman crouches down in front of flood waters at the end of a flooded road
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Left, a mother and child receive medical attention after a Marine Rescue boat that saved them from rising floodwaters capsized in strong currents; right, a woman with an umbrella stands in front of a flooded road northwest of Sydney.

A family of four stand by while the father goes into their house, partially flooded
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The Williams family stands in front of their flooded home.

A junkyard underwater
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Equipment lies partly submerged at a property in Londonderry on the outskirts of Sydney.

a flock of sheep on a hillside with a flood in the background
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Sheep graze on a small patch of higher ground near floodwaters in Windsor, northwest of Sydney.

Two homes surrounded by brown water
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A property is surrounded by floodwaters in Londonderry, March 23, 2021.

An aerial view of flooded farmland with brown water and green trees
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An aerial view of flooded farmland on the Colo River, March 23, 2021.