Evacuations in North NSW, Rain Hits Sydney

A women walks under an umbrella as heavy rain falls at Barangaroo Reserve in Sydney, Australia, on March 18, 2021. Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images

A “potentially life-threatening” downpour that has flooded rivers and triggered evacuations along the New South Wales (NSW) coast has made its way to Sydney.

Rain has plagued the city for most of the week, but the deluge arriving on Saturday will be on another level, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said.